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From Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller   7 May 1879

Walhalla1

May 7 1879

My dear Baron

I enclose you sample of the Ironbark from near Toongabbie2 marked B. This is the tree cut at the Eaglehawk Saw Mills.

Also (marked A) the tree known locally as Stringybark3 (and if I remember rightly without referring to your list — E. piperita): the example is taken from a tree split for palings. I am informed the wood is sound and durable and both saws and splits well.

yours faithfully

A W Howitt

Baron v. Mueller CMG

&c &c

Government Botanist

Melbourne

Eucalyptus piperata

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Vic.

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Vic.

3

Marginal annotation by M: 'Eucalyptus eugenioides Sieber'.

4

MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus globoidea (MEL 1609545).

Please cite as “FVM-79-05-07,” 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/79-05-07