9/7/79
Without wishing to be intrusive or immodest, dear Sir Joseph, I like to ask, whether a fragment of Eucalyptus oligantha could be spared at Kew? It is of course important, that I should have for the "Atlas"1 every described species, to refer to. We have still much to learn regarding the Eucalypts, and I like to make their knowledge on my part as extensive & as complete as I can.2
Regardfully always your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Other species, not represented in the Museum-collections here, are: E. tectifica,3 E. patellaris, E. orbifolia; E. fibrosa and not a single specimen can I find of E. siderophloia; perhaps they are mislaid, or could they have accidentally all have remained at Kew?4
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Eucalyptus oligantha
Eucalyptus orbifolia
Eucalyptus patellaris,
Eucalyptus siderophloia
Eucalyptus tectifica
The comment 'remained at Kew' refers to the transmission of the Eucalypts to Kew by M for the preparation of Flora australiensis.
There is a vertical line and'found by Mueller', apparently by Hooker, in the central margin next to `E. siderophloia . . . Kew?'. See M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 24 December 1879, in which M announces that he has found specimens of E. siderophloia.
Please cite as “FVM-79-07-09b,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/79-07-09b