[Mr Tomkins has sent a sample of the thistle to Baron Von Mueller, who is doubtful as to its being the Californian variety, but asks for better specimens before pronouncing a final decision.]
Letter not found. The text given here is from '"Mokoan Park"', an article by 'Our travelling reporter', North eastern ensign (Benalla, Vic.), 31 December 1886, p. 2, describing a visit to the property of James Tomkins. The text is from the part of the report discussing patches of thistles on the property. It is dated to December 1886 on the basis that Tomkins is waiting for a response, implying that it was recent. M had been involved in other discussions about the identity of thistles at this time; see M to D. Martin, December 1886 (in this edition as 86-12-00e).
Please cite as “FVM-86-12-00j,” 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