17/10/94
Herewith, dear Miss Henley, fresh scented Boronia seeds. Will write soon at length again. Soak the nitration-pea1 well like ordinary peas before sowing
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller
Boronia
In B95.08.04, p. 291, M coined 'Nitrification pea' as a common name for Lotus tetragonolobus, noting that it was 'important for restoring nitrogen to the exhausted soil. Its significance only recognised in recent times.'
Please cite as “FVM-94-10-17,” 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