Albany1
1st Decr 1982
To Baron Von Muller
Botanist &c
Dear Sir
I beg to forward with this letter a parcel of herbs which grows in great quantity in several parts of this colony, and which is used a great deal by the farming people in the country as a summer drink especially in — harvest time. I would therefore be glad to hear from you if there is any Medicinal properties in it. I have drank many quarts of it and found very good effect from it,
There is enough in this packet, I send you, to make one quart as we drink it here, and our mode of making it is by putting in a pot with the cold water and let it come gradually to the boil and boil for one hour slowly then strain and bottle
An early reply will oblige
Your's faithfully
John McGovern
Gaoler
Albany West-australia
Please cite as “FVM-92-12-01,” 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