The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 27/3/71 ¶ ¶ I am very anxious, dear Mr Barlee, to enter on an anatomic examination of all the principal woods of Australia. If you have means in the Penal department to have made up for me pieces abo...

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Colonial Secretary's Office - letters received, acc. 36, vol. 681, f. 64, State Records Office of Western Australia, Perth. 71.03.27

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Barlee, 1871-03-27. 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/1870-9/1871/71-03-27-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

27/3/71

I am very anxious, dear Mr Barlee, to enter on an anatomic examination of all the principal woods of Australia. If you have means in the Penal department to have made up for me pieces about half a cubic feet each of sound timber of any W. A. kind, accompanied by a branchlet of each if possible in flower & fruit I might do you some good for your timber trade.

your regardful

Ferd. von Mueller

I am not merely anxious for Eucalypts, but also for any other trees, such as e, e, e.

See also M to F. Barlee, 24 March 1871 (in this edition as 71-03-24a).