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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Hamilton   [May 1889]

84., F.v.M. This plant was only found by Dr Leichhardt before, who obtained it at the sources of the Gwydir.1 Under what circumstances does it occur at Mudgee? To what hight attains the plants? Is it a mountain-plant? Could a good supply of specimens be obtained?2

Cassinia Theodori

1

Gwydir River, NSW.

2

For a published version of this letter fragment, see A. Orchard (2017), p. 359.

3

MS in M’s hand attached to specimen sheet of Cassinia sp. Dated to May 1889 on the basis of what appears to be Hamilton’s reply, A. Hamilton to M, 16 May 1889, that used to be filed in this specimen folder. M’s museum label is also attached to the specimen sheet: ‘Cassinia Theodori Arcuata F.v.M. | A. Hamilton’.

Please cite as “FVM-89-05-00b,” 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/89-05-00b