Easter 1884.1
Herewith, dear Mr Dyer, the fresh seeds of Byblis gigantea,2 one of the grandest of droseraceous plants and one of the most glittering. It is a magnificent floral object, just as if studded all over with diamonds. Try it in pure sandwet, also in sand with some admixture of turf.
The seed is not readily got. It is a splendid plant to experiment on as regards assimilation of fleshy substances3 [...] and feverish4
Byblis gigantea
Please cite as “FVM-84-04-13,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-04-13