From George Darby to Ferdinand von Mueller   24 July 1884

Woods & Forests Department,

Adelaide 24 July 1884

No. 482

84

Sir

I have the honour to inform you, that I have by Mr Browns1 direction, forwarded to you this day a branchlett of wattle, and ask you to be good enough to give the Botanic name for it, it is a low straggling bush about 6 ft high and grows in sandy, heathy country generally.

I have the honour to be

Sir

Yours obediently

G. L. Darby

Ch. Clk.2

Baron Sir F. von Mueller

Melbourne

J. Ednie Brown.

Chief Clerk.

Found with a specimen of Acacia notabilis (MEL 2508686). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 28/7/84. F.v.M'; letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-84-07-24a,” 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/84-07-24a