Melbourne bot Garden
12/5/72
You are always so obliging and circumspect, dear Mr Guilfoyle, that I do not feel much hesitation in asking you for anything that may be within your reach. This time I require very much information on the two native species of Citrus. — One is a tall tree with round fruit, the other is a shrub with oblong fruit The flowers and fruits of both are much required to settle properly the diagnosis. In Cunningham's collection some confusion exists; hence the desirability of matching with undoubted correctness the flowers & fruit of each species.1 I should also like to profit from your great local knowledge, as regards the localities, each of two occupy, also what hight they respectively reach
I will have to send you very soon two new prints, both under press.
your regardful friend
Ferd. von Mueller
Citrus
See G. Bentham to M, 17 January 1863, and Bentham (1863-78), vol. 1, pp. 371-2.
Please cite as “FVM-72-05-12,” 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