From John Brown1    September 1883

MEMORANDUM

From

Conservator of Forests,

Woods and Forests Department,

ADELAIDE.

To Baron Sir Fd. von Mueller. K.C.M.G.

Govt Botanist,

Melbourne.
 

SUBJECT: —

 

My dear Baron.

Many thanks for the Indian seeds which arrived in good order.

I am in a difficulty with reference to the Broad-leaved Wattle (A. pycnantha). Some of the trees have a greenish-white bark and others a dark bark. The first seem to produce a thinner bark than the other. Will you kindly let me know if there is any botanical or specific difference in the trees. I enclose specimens of flower &c. An answer at your convenience will much oblige.

Yours very truly

J. E. Brown

 

P.S. Mr Hooker and self start upon a visit to Forest Reserves tomorrow.

JEB

 

Acacia pycnantha

1
MS dated on the basis of a file annotation '427/83' and MS annotation by M: 'Answ 25/9/83 F.v.M'. M’s letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-83-09-00,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/83-09-00