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From Law, Somner & Co. to Ferdinand von Mueller   20 Apr 1885

Memorandum.

From —

Law, Somner & Co.,

Seedsmen & Plant Merchants,

87, Swanston-street.

Melbourne, April 20 1885

To Baron Von Mueller

South Yarra

Sir

A friend of ours has sent the enclosed sample of grass and appears very curious to procure the name Can you furnish same by so doing you will much oblige

Yours faithfully

Law Somner1

1

There is a pencilled annotation in what may be M's hand: 'P. ambigua'.

2

MS found with a specimen of Setaria parviflora (MEL 72171). MS bears the illustrated insignia of the company.

Please cite as “FVM-85-04-20,” 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/85-04-20