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From Alexander Huggard to Ferdinand von Mueller   4 May 1880

School 19161

May 4th 80

Sir,

Knowing that you will not deem it too much trouble to reply to a very poor botanist, I have the honor to forward to you specimen of plant growing in this neighbourhood and to request you to name its order & genus &c.

The specimen has been presented to me by a pupil and I am too weak in botany to classify it myself. We call it parrot's beak from its likeness to one.

Hoping you will excuse this

I have the honor to remain

Sir,

Your obt Servt

Alex. Huggard

White Hills

Sandhurst2

The Baron Von Mueller,

&c &c

1

White Hills Primary School, Bendigo, Vic.

2

Former name for Bendigo, Vic.

3

MS found with a specimen of Pterostylis sp. (MEL 1560859). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 6/5/80'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-80-05-04,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/80-05-04