Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M59, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.09.00

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

J. Ednie Brown to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-09. 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/1880-9/1883/83-09-00-final.odt>, accessed June 10, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of
Acacia pycnantha

Search for Acacia pycnantha in

(MEL 2082443). The item carries the file number 427/83, and is dated on the basis of an annotation by M: 'Answ 25/9/83 F.v.M'. M’s letter not found.
MEMORANDUM
From
Conservator of Forests,
Woods and Forests Department,
ADELAIDE.
To Baron Sir Fd. von Mueller. K.C.M.G.
Govt Botanist,
Melbourne.
SUBJECT : —
My dear Baron.
Many thanks for the Indian seeds which arrived in good order.
I am in a difficulty with reference to the Broad-leaved Wattle ( A. pycnantha ). Some of the trees have a greenish-white bark and others a dark bark . The first seem to produce a thinner bark than the other. Will you kindly let me know if there is any botanical or specific difference in the trees. I enclose specimens of flower &c. An answer at your convenience will much oblige.
Yours very truly
J. E. Brown
P.S. Mr Hooker
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Not further identified.
and self start upon a visit to Forest Reserves tomorrow.
JEB