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Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Howitt, 1861-06-24.
Exploration Committee ¶ Royal Society of Victoria ¶ Melbourne June 24 1861 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ The necessary authority having been issued to organize and equip the Party which you are intended to conduct to Co...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Howitt, 1861-12-11.
11/12/61 ¶ My dear Sir ¶ ¶ I have much pleasure in sending the meat bisquits & the seeds of useful plants intended for the expedition and of which Dr Murray will take charge. ¶ Regardfully ¶ ¶ yours...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1865-05-??.
¶ I have taken a great interest in your movement, ¶ and sincerely trust that it will be carried out, and that it will be successful. ¶ ¶ It may perhaps be interesting to you to know that while I wa...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-02-14.
Bairnsdale ¶ Feby 14. 1873 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I found the enclosed yesterday growing in a gully on the west side of Mt Lookout (near Mt Taylor) about 6 miles from this place. The ripe fruit is like ...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-05-07.
Walhalla ¶ May 7 1879 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I enclose you sample of the Ironbark from near Toongabbie ¶ marked B. This is the tree cut at the Eaglehawk Saw Mills. ¶ ¶ Also (marked A) the tree known l...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-09-13.
Sale ¶ Sep 13 1879 ¶ My dear Sir Ferdinand ¶ ¶ I must apologize for a seeming neglect in not before now acknowledging your kind present of the first two decades of your Atlas of the Eucalypts. ¶ I h...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-12-04.
Grant ¶ Dec 4 1879 ¶ My dear Sir Ferdinand ¶ ¶ In coming from Omeo ¶ I observed that in getting out into the table lands and especially where the Basalt country is the forest consisted mainly of E. ...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-07-19.
Toongabbie ¶ July 19 1881 ¶ Dear Sir Ferdinand ¶ ¶ As soon as I find time I will go through all your letters and find out about the "Ironbark box". At present there is something I do not understand. ...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-12-05.
Court House Sale ¶ Dec 5 1881. ¶ Baron Sir Ferd v. Mueller KCMG ¶ Melbourne ¶ My dear Baron...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-04-27.
Sale ¶ Apl 27 /83 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ Mr Fichter [who] has been mining near Baw Baw ¶ has handed me the enclosed from the source of the Tanjil Rv. I spoke to him about the rare plant supposed to ha...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-12-22.
Court House ¶ Sale ¶ Dec 22 1883 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I enclose you herewith a collection which I have made during my circuit throughout the district. I regret that I could not collect more but I have be...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1888-01-05.
Sale ¶ Jany 5, 1888 ¶ My dear Sir Ferdinand ¶ ¶ I send you herewith samples collected last week (in two envelopes). I found that whole forest in which stood the tree No 37 (E. drepanophylla) has bee...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1888-11-14.
Foster ¶ Nov 14 /88 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I send you by this post a sample of the dwarf Eucalypt which grows here ¶ and no where else in Gippsland ¶ and which I believe to be a form of E. Cosmophylla. ...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-01-26.
Sale ¶ Jany 26/89 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I send you by this post some fresh samples of the "Stringybark" Eucalypt of which I spoke to you the other day. You will from them be able to see I hope how the fol...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-01-26.
Sale ¶ Jany 26 /89 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I send you by this post some fresh samples of the "Stringybark" Eucalypt of which I spoke to you the other day. ¶ You will from them be able to see I hope how the...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-02-08.
Court House ¶ Sale. ¶ Feby 8 /89 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I send you one more sample of an Eucalypt which grows in several parts of the mountains and which with hesitation I have assigned to E. Gunnii. ¶ I...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-03-02.
Sale ¶ Mch 2 /89 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ You will remember my writing to you about an Eucalypt which grows extensively about Dargo, Omeo & generally on the mountain plateau and which in spite of its peculia...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-05-20.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND WATER SUPPLY. ¶ VICTORIA. ¶ Melbourne ¶ 20/5/[8]9 ¶ Dear Baron,...
Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-11-15.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES ¶ VICTORIA ¶ 15/11/89 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ When I saw you about ten days ago I left with you some fossil fruit from Beaufort ¶ which you kindly said you would examine and name....
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Howitt, 1891-07-19.
19/7/91. ¶ ¶ In the quietness of the Sunday, dear Mr Howitt, I have written a contribution to Mr Stirling's Report on the resources of the Australian Alps, ¶ and have just sent it to him. ¶ May I s...