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RB MSS M142, Library, Royal Botanical GardensMelbourne. 85.01.08aPreferred Citation:
Hugo Finck to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-01-08 [85.01.08a]. 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/85-01-08a>, accessed September 11, 2025
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Found with specimens of
Quercus
sp. (MEL 2419309).
Annotated by M: ‘Beantw. 21/4/85 F.v.M.’ [Answered 21 April 1885]. Letter not found.
Herrn Baron Ferdd von Müller
Melbourne
Geehrter Herr
Mein Schreiben vom 6tn Dez. 1884, in welchem ich Ihnen die Versendung einer Blechbüchse mit Eicheln, die ich via London per Mssrs Watson & Scull, Thames Street an Sie absandte, werden Sie erhalten
haben.
Per Steamer Esk sandte ich unter ähnlichen Adressen eine zweite Sendung Eicheln in
einen Korb verpackt. Der Dampfer verliest Vera Curz für Southhampton den 2tn Januar.
Beifolgend Blatt von Fraxinus? trilobata und einen Zweig von Quercus No 3 (Cozahual), auch ein Blatt einer frisch gekeimten
Eichel von No 3.
No 6. Quercus sp ? a deciduous oak, 60 to 80 feet high, with excellent timber for
all purposes. Its bark is used in tanning. Height above sea 7 to 9.000 feet.
No 7. Quercus argentea. Deciduous. 80 to 100 feet high; was formerly very abundant,
but now nearly extinquished. Good timber for building purposes & durable. Is very ornamental. From
7 to 9.000 ft.
No 8. Quercus sp ? deciduous, resembles No 7 in the colour of the leaves, but is quite distinct; 60 to 80 ft high. Its timber
is used by wheelwrights & for building purposes. Is a very fine oak. 7 to 9.000 ft.
No 9. Unknown oak, of which only a few acorns were delivered to me, without any leaves.
7 to 9.000 ft.
No 0. Large leaved Quercus virens, live oak; 3.000 ft above sea. Could obtain only
a few acorns, as most live oaks gave no fruit during last year.
In dieser Woche sende ich einen Mann in die Gebirge um Tannen und Fichtenzapfen zu
sammeln.
Alle die verschiedenen Aufträge, welche ich gegeben habe, waren fruchtlos and bleibt
mir kein anderes Mittel übrig.
Freundschaft grüssend
Ergebenst der Ihrige
Hugo Finck
Meine Auslagen dieser zweite Sendung an Mssrs Watson & Scull, London betragen 17 shillings
= $4.25.
Ich würde Ihnen für wenige Samen von Eucalyptus citriodora & E. amygdalina sehr dankbar
sein.
H F
Córdova
8 January 1885
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Mexico.
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller
Melbourne
Respected Sir
You will have received my letter of 6 December 1884, in which I [informed] you of the consignment of a tin box with acorns that I sent to you via
London per Messrs Watson & Scull, Thames Street.
Per steamer
Esk
I sent under similar address a second consignment of acorns packed in a basket. The
steamer left Vera Cruz for South Hampton on 2 January.
Enclosed leaf of
Fraxinus
? trilobata
and a twig of
Quercus
No 3 (Cozahual), also a leaf of a freshly germinated acorn of No 3.
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Fraxinus trilobata
not in IPNI
(accessed 11 August 2023)
.
No 6. Quercus sp ? a deciduous oak, 60 to 80 feet high with excellent timber for all purposes. Its bark is used in tanning. Height above
sea 7 to 9,000 feet.
No 7. Quercus argentea. Deciduous. 80 to 100 feet high; was formerly very abundant but now nearly extinquished. Good timber for building purposes & durable. Is very
ornamental. From 7 to 9,000 ft.
No 8. Quercus sp ? deciduous, resembles No 7 in the colour of the leaves but is quite distinct; 60 to 80 ft high. Its timber is used by wheelwrights & for
building purposes. Is a very fine oak. 7 to 9,000 ft.
No 9. Unknown oak, of which only a few acorns were delivered to me, without any leaves. 7 to 9,000 ft.
No 0. Large leaved Quercus virens, live oak; 3,000 ft above sea. Could obtain only
a few acorns, as most live oaks gave no fruit during last year.
This week I am sending a man into the mountains to collect pine and fir cones.
All the various orders that I have given were fruitless and I have no other means left.
Friendly greetings
Most humbly your
Hugo Finck
My expenses of this second consignment to Messrs Watson & Scull, London, amount to
17 shillings = $4.25.
I would be very grateful to you for a few seeds of
Eucalyptus citriodora
and
E. amygdalina.
H F
Eucalyptus amygdalina
Eucalyptus citriodora
Fraxinus trilobata
Quercus argentea
Quercus virens