From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Garland   [Feb 1888]

1. Ammobium alatum, RBr.
2 Acacia decora, Reichenbach (small-leaved form)1
3 Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin.2
4

Claytonia volubilis FvM

also with it Didiscus pusillus FvM

5 Lythrum salicaria L
6 Lythrum Hyssopifolia L3

Best thanks for the seeds of Grevillea ramosissima, dear Mr Garland, should you pass the bushes at any time, kindly send also the seedvessels.

When the weather gets cooler, I will send you some plants for your garden.

Regardfully your

Ferd von Mueller.

Ammobium alatum

Acacia decora

Claytonia volubilis

Cucumis myriocarpus

Didiscus pusillus

Grevillea ramosissima

Lythrum Hyssopifolia

Lythrum salicaria

Pencil annotation: golden wattle Wagga.

Pencil annotation: Fruits prickly hairy – about 1 inch diam [Warlows] paddock.

All items except no. 2 are marked with a pencilled tick.

Approximate date established from specimen of Ammobium alatum (MEL 717794) recorded as having been collected by Garland in February 1888. There is another, longer, list with added identifications by M in J. Garland to M, 1888 (in this edition as 88-00-00a).

Please cite as “FVM-88-02-00a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/88-02-00a