Ferdinand von Mueller

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Addressee is probably the surveyor Edward Bage (1816-90).

31/3/79.

The high Eucalypts, dear Mr Bage, which I measured between Fernshaw and Marysville

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Vic.

were all near the macadamized road, though some deep down in the vallies. I have my manuscript notes stored away, & cannot give you without much loss of time the precise data, but the highest of the trees came up to about 400 feet and many to 350. Still higher measurements are on record, but for their absolute accuracy I cannot vouch, as for them we have to rely on others. You must however have observed yourself that at the top of the highest trees often a single slender terminal branch may straggle out 20-30 feet long, which may break off any time and thus change the measurement of an individual tree. But the largest trees known are between Berwick & the Upper Yarra;

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Vic.

these I never came to myself. I intend to institute more extensive measurements this autumn, if I can get time. The tree, here always the highest is

Eucalyptus amygdalina

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of a variety called " regnans ".

I saw kind Dr & Mrs Lewellin a few days ago, and they are happily quite well again.