From Ferdinand von Mueller to Georg Wittstein   [1868]1

[

Gerbsäure

[Tannic acid]

Gallussäure

[Gallic acid]

Eucalyptus Stuartiana 4.6

Pc

0.7 Pc

"

longifolia 8.3

"

2.8 "

"

corymbose 27

"

0.8 "

"

sp.

Peppermint 20.4

"

0.8 "

"

sp.

Grey Gum 4.9

"

0.4 "
Acacia subporosa 6.6

"

1.2 "
" penninervis 17.9

"

3.8 "
Angophora intermedia 2.9

""

0.9 "
Eugenia Smithii 16.9

"

3.6 "
Banksia serrata 10.8

"

0.7 "
Pittosporum undulatum 1.2

"

0.7 "
Brachychiton populineum2 2.6

"

0.6 " ]

Acacia penninervis

Acacia subporosa

Angophora intermedia

Banksia serrata

Brachychiton populineum

Eucalyptus corymbose

Eucalyptus longifolia

Eucalyptus Stuartiana

Eugenia Smithii

Pittosporum undulatum

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Uebersicht des Gehaltes der Rinde mehrerer australischer Bäume an Gerbsäure und Gallussäure' [Survey of tannic and gallic acid contents of the bark of several Australian trees], Vierteljahresschrift für praktische Pharmacie, vol. 17, 1868, pp. 296-7 (B68.13.05), where it is described as 'Briefliche Mittheilung'. The correspondent is identified as Georg Wittstein, as he was the editor of the journal and a known M correspondent.

B. populneum?

Please cite as “FVM-68-00-00c,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/68-00-00c