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From Alfred Howitt to Ferdinand von Mueller   4 Dec 1879

Grant1

Dec 4 1879

My dear Sir Ferdinand

In coming from Omeo2 I observed that in getting out into the table lands and especially where the Basalt country is the forest consisted mainly of E. Pauciflora with a few of the tree of which I send a sample and which I presume is a dwarfed variety of E. Gunnii. Where the rock formation was Silurian or Metamorphic Schist I observed other timber (especially at a little lower level than the table lands) such as E. amygdalina (broad leaved variety) E. viminalis, E. sieberiana (the variety which is especially valuable as a timber tree and which does not I think grow below an elevation of about 2500 ft above sea level). I did not find anything new to me. I have not as yet been able to gather any data as to temperature.

Yours faithfully

A. W. Howitt

Baron Sir Ferdinand V Mueller KCMG

&c &c

Melbourne

Eucalyptus amygdalina

Eucalyptus Gunnii

Eucalyptus Pauciflora

Eucalyptus sieberiana

Eucalyptus viminalis

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Vic.

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Vic.

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MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus stellulata (MEL 705792).

MS annotation by M: 'Answ 10/12/79 F.v.M.' Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-79-12-04,” 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/79-12-04