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RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 84.05.23

Preferred Citation:

Arthur Liddelow to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-05-23. 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/1880-9/1884/84-05-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (MEL 1611963). MS annotation by M: Answ 26/5/84. F.v.M.' Letter not found.
Newry
North Gippsland
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Vic.
May 23d /84
Dr Mueller
Sir
The enclosed small branches and leaves are from some very shady and ornamental gum trees near Sale. These trees though like the Red Gum in colour of bark and general appearance are unlike them in being much more shady, and having a brighter green foliage. The tree does not grow more than half as high as the common Red Gum; in the majority of specimens the but
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butt?
seperates into large spreading limbs nine or ten feet from the ground, and with its bright green spreading, & thick foliage it certainly forms the most shady & pleasing Eucalyptus that I know of except perhaps the Red Gum of Western Australia on the road from Albany to Perth.
As many people would be glad to cultivate this tree I have ventured to send you the enclosed in the hope that you may be able to oblige us by telling us the name as we can then perhaps procure plants, or see more about it in your work on the Eucalypts
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i.e. M's Eucalyptographia.
which we have here
I remain, Sir,
Yours respectfully,
A. Liddelow.