Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 70.07.25c

Preferred Citation:

Henry Ford to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1870-07-25 [70.07.25c]. 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//letters/1870-9/1870/70-07-25c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Cape Otway Lighthouse
July 25 1870
My Dear Dr Mueller
I herewith forward a sprig of a young [Stinking Bay] tree
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No native Lauraceae with a tree habit are recorded from Victoria and the reading is uncertain; however, Laurus nobilis was planted as an exotic and it is possible that Ford obtained such a specimen, perhaps a garden escape ( VicFlora , accessed 18 August 2022), although its odour is not usually described as unpleasant. No record of a Henry Ford specimen has been found at MEL.
that I have just obtained by a friend coming from Apollo Bay.
With best respects
I remain
yours truly
H. [B]. Ford