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Physical location:

RB MSS M11, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 79.12.04

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-12-04. 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/79-12-04>, accessed May 18, 2024

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MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus stellulata (MEL 705792).
MS annotation by M: 'Answ 10/12/79 F.v.M.' Letter not found.
Grant
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Vic.
Dec 4 1879
My dear Sir Ferdinand
In coming from Omeo
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Vic.
I observed that in getting out into the table lands and especially where the Basalt country is the forest consisted mainly of E. Pauciflora with a few of the tree of which I send a sample and which I presume is a dwarfed variety of E. Gunnii. Where the rock formation was Silurian or Metamorphic Schist I observed other timber (especially at a little lower level than the table lands) such as E. amygdalina (broad leaved variety) E. viminalis, E. sieberiana (the variety which is especially valuable as a timber tree and which does not I think grow below an elevation of about 2500 ft above sea level). I did not find anything new to me. I have not as yet been able to gather any data as to temperature.
Yours faithfully
A. W. Howitt
Baron Sir Ferdinand V Mueller KCMG
&c&c
Melbourne