Springvale
Williams1
Jany 11th 82
The Honble Baron F. von Mueller K.C.M.G. &c
I beg to state, I am in receipt of your kind letter of 11th Nov last2 with enclosed Pamphlets for which I return my warmest thanks, I have distributed the Circulars & have obtained the promise of several persons to collect specimens of Nat plants. Unfortunately the season is over for our plants, Aug & Sept being the time to collect specimens they are then out in flower. However I beg to enclose you the leaf & flower of the plant I mentioned in my last letter to you,3 if you will kindly determine the name I should feel obliged.
I hasten to return my warmest thanks for the tobacco seed you sent.
In your letter you mention the Irwin district4 I am sorry to say I have no friends there who would collect the seeds you mention Corpl Jones like myself has left the Northern district he is now stationed at York5 & I have written him asking for specimens of his pressed plants though I have received no reply.
The forest for miles around me abounds in the most beautiful flowers I have seen far surpassing the North in variety, I made an excursion yesterday for some plants but the forest was burning & I had to come away without having obtained a single plant.
I find great difficulty in setling the colour of flowers the enclosed is a brilliant crimson when blooming but it has faded in pressing. Trusting your are in health
I remain,
Your Obedy
Pierre G. D'Hoghton
WA.
Letter not found. M apparently included copies of the circular B81.11.09 that was also distributed to newspapers, requesting specimens 'of plants in a pressed and dried state, particularly from districts far inland or recently settled'.
Letter not found.
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WA.
MS found with a specimen of Proboscidea (identified only to genus) (MEL 726954).
Please cite as “FVM-82-01-11,” 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