From Joseph Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller   26 Apr 1868

Royal Gardens Kew

The Director begs to convey to

Dr F. Mueller

the best acknowledgements of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods &c. for the undermentioned contribution. Vizt. A boomerang and a Wommera such as are used by the natives about Stirling range,1 made of the wood of Acacia Acuminata, Bth2

Royal Gardens, Kew. } Jos D Hooker
April 26th 1868

Acacia Acuminata

WA.

See M to G. Bentham, 21 December 1867.

Please cite as “FVM-68-04-26,” 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/68-04-26