See also M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 6 March 1894. Bufton's specimens at MEL, filed under Damsonium minus, of which D. australe is a synonym, are dated 1893.
The extract is followed by 'As, however, former communications of a similar character have apparently been considered of no interest by the Royal Society of Tasmania, Mr. Bufton thought it best to place the fact before the readers of The Mercury.'
Letter not found. The extract given here is from 'Native plants', Mercury (Hobart), 3 February 1894, p. 2. It is introduced by 'We have received the following communication: In reply to specimens submitted to him by the Rev. J. Bufton, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Baron Von Mueller writes:'. The item is dated to January 1894 as the latest that it could have been written to be reported in this issue.
Please cite as “FVM-94-01-00g,” 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