From John Brown   14 September 1882

No. 303/82

WOODS AND FORESTS.

South Australia. 1

Memorandum

From

CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,

forest board office,

adelaide,

To Baron Fed. Von Mueller. K.C.M.G.

Govt. Botanist.

Melbourne.
 

Subject: — Eucalypts from Port Lincoln.

 

My dear Baron.

I have just returned from a visit to the Port Lincoln district.

About 15 or 20 miles west from Pt. Lincoln, growing on a light sandy ironstone soil upon a western aspect I found Eucalypt No 1 enclosed. It attains a height of about 12 ft: is of Mallee character, smooth bark, and stiff upright habit. I found it in one place only. Please name it.

Euc. Santalifolia (No 2) I found within ½ a mile of Port Lincoln.

Euc. Corynocalyx is abundant between Port Lincoln and Marble Ranges towards Mt. Drummond.

Yours very truly

J. E. Brown.

14/9/82.2

 

Eucalyptus Corynocalyx

Eucalyptus Santalifolia

 
1
MS bears, between these words, the crest of the government of South Australia.
2
Brown returned to Adelaide from Port Lincoln per steamer Royal Shepard on 11 September 1882; see 'Shipping news', Evening journal (Adelaide), 12 September 1882, p. 2.

Please cite as “FVM-82-09-14a,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/82-09-14a