EDWARD TRENCHARD & Co.
Edward Trenchard
Charles Lynott.
STOCK & STATION AGENTS.
Melbourne
Febr: 18th 1891
Baron Von Mueller, K.C.M.G.
Government Botanist
Botanical Museum
South Yarra
Dear Sir,
We enclose you a branch of a bush sent to us by Mr W. F. Lambert of Queensland, who writes us as follows about it
"I send under separate cover a branch of a bush that has appeared lately in Queensland and grows thickly near tanks, & spreads very much, birds are very fond of the seed & evidently cannot digest it, as the seed passes through them and produces a fresh plant. No beast will eat the leaves, in fact nothing but birds will touch it. I would like very much to have the opinion of your Govt botanist as to its permanency and if bush fires will destroy. It produces a prolific crop of seed which is black when ripe"
We will feel greatly obliged of your letting us have your opinion as desired
We remain
Yours truly
Edward Trenchard & Co.
MS found with a specimen of Myoporum montanum (MEL 2265879).
Please cite as “FVM-91-02-18a,” 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