These plants are peculiarly interesting for the record of the locality which accompanies them. A new saltbush I named in honour of yourself Bassia Cornishiana.2 Do you think that any settlers on the boundary line between South Australia and Queensland could be induced to try3 plants for me near their places of abode? In that case I will write to them.4
Bassia Cornishiana
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'New Australian plants', South Australian register, 18 September 1885, p. 5 (B85.09.03). The extract is introduced by the following remarks: 'A few weeks ago, when Mr. Cornish, of the Survey Department, returned from his trip into the far interior of the colony, he sent to Baron von Mueller, of Melbourne, a number of curious plants obtained in Central Australia. He has received in reply a courteous letter of acknowledgment, in which the learned botanist says:—'.
M described Bassia Cornishiana in B85.09.01, p. 41.
The versions in B85.09.06 and B85.09.07 have 'dry'.
See also M to W. Cornish, October 1885 (in this edition as 85-10-00b).
Please cite as “FVM-85-09-00a,” 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