Decr. 31st 1881.
Alice Springs.
My dear Baron.
By this mail I have much pleasure in sending you a leaf & two specimens of fruit of the Dwarf Palm. The leaf is a small one but I presume it will answer your purpose the average length of leaves is from 3 ft 6 in to 4 ft 6 in.
I trust the parcel will come safely to hand & will be of use to you.
Wishing you the Compts of the Season & assuring you that at any future time that I can assist you my services are at your disposal
I am
my dear Baron
Very Faithfully yours
Ernest E S Flint
MS found with a specimen of Macrozamia macdonnellii (MEL 237354), collected by E. Flint at Alice Springs in December 1881. MS annotation by M: 'Answ 4/2/82'. Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-81-12-31,” 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