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From Joseph Pickering to Ferdinand von Mueller   21 Nov 1889

P. O. Great Western

Vic

21 Novr /89

The Governmt Botanist

Melbourne

Dear Sir,

I enclose some leaves from an almond tree and shall be greatly obliged if you can tell me the cause of the holes in them. There are 10. trees in a row & every leaf is affected in the same way. The spots first turn red, then, shrivell, split round the margin & drop out.

I have the honor to be

Yr Obt. St1

J. W. Pickering

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Your Obedient Servant.

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MS found with a specimen of Sporidermium amygdalearum (MEL 2069200). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 26/11/89'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-89-11-21a,” 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/89-11-21a