From Charles Fawcett to Ferdinand von Mueller 21 Mar 1879
Ballina1
21 March 79.
My dear Baron,
I have only time to enclose a paper respecting the fig which I made out where I got your letter.2 I have seen this fig (I suppose the same) much higher,3 up the river. You will perceive 2 fruit larger than the rest; There is one on the tree still larger but only half ripe. If you wish, I will send you the Dendrobium monophyllum by first opportunity — but it is out of flower.
With best wishes I am, My dear Baron
yrs truly
Charles H. Fawcett:
Baron Ferd. von Mueller
&c &c &c
P.S. I have just posted the Bolbophyllum in fruit for Mr Fitzgerald.4
Bolbophyllum
Dendrobium monophyllum
NSW.
Letter not found.
The AVH record (accessed 9 September 2023) includes a 'Field note' with a diagram that may have been enclosed with the letter. The text of the note is
You can make my 100 ft into upwards of 80. That is the length of the tree - as it leans out over the strand. In actual perpendicular height it is of course much less. But if measured from D. its length would be about what i said first. The mistake i made, in stepping to get the length of the long limb was in not halting under A. I measured on to under B. 75 ft and thought i had the measurement of the Branch AC. - The fruit is nearly all gone but a few of a second crop coming - No 3. is from another tree of same, but erect, and about 80 feet.
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Robert Fitzgerald. See C. Fawcett to M, 17 March 1879.
MS found with a specimen of Ficus rubiginosa (MEL 239836).
Please cite as “FVM-79-03-21,” 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