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Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 79.12.29

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Walter Bissill to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-12-29. 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/1870-9/1879/79-12-29-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus microcarpa (MEL 230862) from 'Head of Loddon', Vic.
Belvoir Park
Ravenswood
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Vic.
Dec. 29th/79
My dear Baron
I thank you very much for your solicitude about me: I have all the aid I can get I highly appreciate your gratifying sentiments of friendship
What I call E. Behriana is very common
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M underlined common in pencil and annotated it: '? FvM'.
over the Nn.
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Northern.
parts of the Colony I send seeds & buds for identification. It flowers after March & so densely, the trees are conspicuous for miles I fear a chance flower cannot be found now I will try to send all you want in a day or two The trees attain to about 70 or 80 feet here and there: such trees being 3 to 4 feet in diameter The old trees become mere shells full of Oppossums
I scarcely read at all but like to know what is going on & welcome your generos offer of spare copies A few sheets or a damaged number or anything to give me a idea of your Due Euc. Atlas
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The 4th Decade of M’s Eucalyptographia (see B79.13.11) was published in late 1879 and Decades 5-7 in 1880 (B80.13.14).
would be very acceptable.
Please give me the name of the Dictyogenous (?) creeper I sent last time The yellow flowers sprang from the centre of a rose coloured hip I have not seen it fresh & cannot use my hands
I am dear Baron
Yours truly
Walter K. Bissill
P. S. my Parents & wife heartily wish you the compliments of the season
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MS annotation by M: 'Bougainvillea'.