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From Michael Haynes to Ferdinand von Mueller   11 Sep 1877

Maytown

Queensland1

Septr 11th /77

Wd Dr Mueller kindly examine the accompanying (by Parcel Post) Specimen of "a Creeper" vine, growing luxuriantly on spot's in the Palmer River" at Maytown. Mr M. Haynes (Barrister at Law) fellow-passenger with Dr Mueller from Melbourne as far as Eden (on the Drs way to botanise the Maneroo District2 in 1860) makes the request, that Dr M. wd communicate with him; & state, if the "pollen" or powder, (shaken by Mr H. from the pod; by squeezing, & dusting) is of any medical or other use; as Mr H. has found it a most powerfully persistent "bitter" to the tongue.

I enclose also branch of "thick foliaged "stunted" "Tree" same "habitat". affording grand "shade" by "dark rifle-green" front of leaf (& called by "Bushmen" from its valuelessness, "shittenwood"). Specimens enclosed from three (3) different localities here. MH.

1

MS annotation by M, Haynes's writing being unclear: 'QL'.

2

i.e. Monaro District, NSW. See M to W. Hooker, 17 September 1860 (in this edition as 60-09-17a), and M to R. Heales, 10 January 1861.

3

MS found with a specimen of Sapindaceae (MEL 2251103).

Please cite as “FVM-77-09-11,” 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/77-09-11