From Mary Farrelly1    25 August 1894

Tandenorka

Midland Railway

W. A.

Baron von Mueller

Melbourne

 

Dear Sir —

Dr Elliott forwarded me your letter last year2 asking if I would try to get you some of the flowers you wanted — As the flowers were dead then, I told him, I would try next year if on the Greenough3 — Unfortunately I have been away for six weeks now & as it will be quite a fortnight before I return In the meantime (as I am doubtful if any of the flowers will be alive when I get back if they are I will willingly forward you some more) I am sending you some very similar to those from on the Flats — I am so fond of flowers that I can well understand others being so interested in them — Enclosed also in the parcel you will find the roots of a, or bulbs I should have said The flower is dark blue & very pretty, perhaps this will be new to you — I have mislaid your letter, so am addressing this Botanical Gardens —

Trusting that the parcel will reach you safely —

Believe me

Truly yours

M. Farrelly

 

25th August 1894

1
MS annotations by M: 'Chamaescilla', and 'Answ 7/10/94'. Letter not found.
2
Letter not found.
3
Greenough River, WA.

Please cite as “FVM-94-08-25a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/94-08-25a