The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 5/4/89 ¶ Rob. Watson Esqr, ¶ Engineer in Chief of the Railway-Department. ¶ ¶ The timber, of which you sent a sample, dear Mr Watson, ¶ is according to the accompanying branchlet, from the true Blue...

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No 89/3614, unit 102, VPRS 425, inward registered correspondence, Engineer in Chief, VA 2876, Department of Railways, Public Record Office, Victoria. 89.04.05d

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Eucalyptus Globulus
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Watson, 1889-04-05 [89.04.05d]. 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/1880-9/1889/89-04-05d-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

5/4/89

Rob. Watson Esqr,

Engineer in Chief of the Railway-Department.

The timber, of which you sent a sample, dear Mr Watson,

See R. Watson to M, 28 March 1889; M to R. Watson, 29 March 1889; and R. Watson to M, 5 April 1889 (in this edition as 89-04-05c).

is according to the accompanying branchlet, from the true Blue Gum-tree, . Surveillance is still necessary over the timber supply from the particular locality, as among E. Globulus are usually interspersed other kinds of Eucalypts.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.