The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Willow Vale Bowen ¶ June 3rd 83 ¶ The Baron von Mueller ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ I will send you during the ensuing week a first lot of about 25 specimens of woods as per sample and will go on getting more un...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M8, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.06.03

Plant names

Bauhinea
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Preferred Citation:

Eugene Fitzalan to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-06-03. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/83-06-03>, accessed July 19, 2025

MS found with a specimen of Bauhinia acuminata (MEL 69666).

Willow Vale Bowen

Qld.

June 3rd 83

The Baron von Mueller

Dear Sir

I will send you during the ensuing week a first lot of about 25 specimens of woods as per sample and will go on getting more until I hear from you as to whether they are what you want from your last letter

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you imply that you want more than one specimen of each sort — If so please send a telegram as while I am getting specimens I might as easily get three as one — — By my cutting them out as I have done instead of sending them in blocks much cost of freight will be saved and the work of dressing in Melbourne will be less — I dare say I can get as many as 100 species I will forward dried specimens of all of them numbered like the blocks — some of the samples will be very beautiful as I polished 20 specimens on one side and sent to an Agricultural & Industrial show in the North and got a Silver Medal for them

I enclose a pod of the little white

Bauhinia?

which I asked my son who is now on the Belyando

Belyando River, Qld.

to send down to me —

I will keep my eyes about me for specimens of other things when I am out after timbers

yours respectfully

Eugene Fitzalan