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RB MSS M7, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 79.11.14

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Charles Fawcett to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-11-14. 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/1870-9/1879/79-11-14-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Synoum glandulosum (MEL 0118812), collected at Richmond River, NSW. MS annotation by M: 'Answ 27/11/79'. Letter not found.
Ballina.
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NSW.
14 Novr 79.
My dear Baron,
By this mail I send some fruit of
Synoon glandulosum

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Synoum glandulosum ? See also C. Fawcett to M, 29 April 1879.
in case you think it worth while to have the bitter in it investigated. The tree cut for specimen was 80 ft high, barrel 42 & Girth 4ft 8in. Blacks call it Nandyvil and brother to Cedar. The Backhousia m.
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Backhousia myrtifolia

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? MEL 2108077 is a specimen of this species collected at Richmond River by Fawcett in 1879.
cut at same time, H 48. B: 30 & Girth 5ft 5in. It was considered of a good size. I could not get either a
Myrtus Tozeri

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or Rhodonyrtus
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Rhodomyrtus ?
psidioides worth cutting, but they both grow to a fair size at the Brunswick
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Brunswick River, NSW.
and possibly the Backhousia m. may grow larger there — Along with the seeds mentioned are figs, trees about 90 to 100 ft. and leaves I will send next time. Some of the fruits were much larger but partly eaten — also scarlet seeds of a nephelium of which (I think the same) I once sent you a flower. I have one more which I will send with my next —I will write to the Brunswick next opportunity about the bags. But I fear it would be difficult to make any arrangement with the blacks to be depended upon. As it is, they are under promise to send me two bags of the
Cladium

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to accompany the other two you have already got. When they come I shall send them at once — As yet I have not had any acknowledgement from our friend Mr C. Moore.
With best wishes, I am, My dear Baron
yours truly,
Charles. H. Fawcett:
Baron F. von Mueller
&c&c&c.
Melbourne.
P.S. We have no one who could distil the
Eucalyptus

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leaves, and, as regards convenience of transmission, Sydney is nearer than Brisbane.