["M. M'L."—The two plants of which you send leaves are named by Baron von Mueller as follows:—No. 1. Daviesia latifolia. The leaves have certainly been used as a substitute for hops but have proved hurtful, so that this or any other Daviesia should not be used in the way indicated. No. 2 is the Goodenia ovata, the leaves of which are of bitter taste, but would never be utilised as a proper substitute for hops, although they may perhaps not be harmful.]
Daviesia latifolia
Goodenia ovata
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'The Yeoman. Answers to correspondents', Australasian (Melbourne), 3 February 1894, p. 185. Assuming that M's reply would be published in the next available issue in this weekly newspaper, it is dated to 27 January 1894 as the likely earliest date it would have been sent.
Please cite as “FVM-94-01-27b,” 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