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From Frederick Sargood to Ferdinand von Mueller   19 Mar 1884

27, Flinders St East,

Melbourne, 19th Mar 1884

Baron Von Müeller K.C.M.G.

My dear Baron

Herewith is a plant that is coming up in my garden & paddock at Elsternwick1 & which neither my gardner nor Brunning2 has seen before.

Its flower is yellow in the paddock and white in the garden. It throws up seed spikes about three feet high

I shall feel obliged if you can let me know the name of this plant.

Yours truly

F. T. Sargood

1

Melbourne suburb.

2

The nurseryman George Brunning.

3

MS found with a specimen of Verbascum blattaria (MEL 2253943). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 20/3/84 FvM'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-84-03-19a,” 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/84-03-19a