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From William Armstrong to Ferdinand von Mueller   9 May 1889

Waranga1

May — 9th /89—

Baron von Mueller — Esq —

Sir in reference to the Noxious weed known As the Chinee weed i will give you The required knowledge as far As is known in the District in Which it Grows The oldest residents And relyable ones At Rushworth2 Says —19. years Ago there were But one Plant At the Chinees Camp Rushworth it has spread Rapidly since i Have had Nearly the same Time Experience In this District & i know it To be spreading rapidly Up to The Present time = Sir = you would Oblige if you would Give Me the knowledge of the Properties it contains As it will Burn Green or Dry And i was thinking it Contained An oil if you would Furnish me with the Name of the Plant you Would oblige And if it Would sute3 you To Publish Through the Age Paper you Are At liberty

yours Sir Truely

Wm Armstrong

Address

William E. Armstrong4

Farmer

Waranga

Rushworth — P — O —

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Vic.

2

Vic.

3

suit?

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No further details have been found.

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MS found with a specimen of Cassinia arcuata (MEL 221137), coll. W. E. Armstrong, Lower Goulbourne [i.e. Goulburn] River, 1889. For a published version of this letter see Orchard (2017), pp. 360-1.

Please cite as “FVM-89-05-09,” 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/89-05-09