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From Philip Doran to Ferdinand von Mueller   29 Apr 1884

Botanical Garden Castlemaine

29th April 1884

Honoured Sir

I have the pleasure of sending you a few dried specimens of Eucalyptus, in the cotyledon state. I could not send more of Leucopogon & spe1 from N. W Australia at present, but there is a few more of them comming on so I hope to be able to send more later on. I keep a note of the number of each sort sent so that if there is not enough from the first sowing I hope to make them up in the second sowing. I would like to send you from 6 to 8 specimens of each species in the cotleydon2 state and as many in the perfect leaf state If you think that number would be sufficient

I hope this first effort is to your satisfaction

Trusting you are in good health

I remain Dear Sir

Your humble Servant

Phillip Doran3

Baron F. von Mueller F.R.S. &c

Melbourne

Eucalyptus

Leucopogon

1

specimens? or species?

2

cotyledon?

3

Doran sometimes spelled his given name thus.

4

MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus leucoxylon (MEL 1610555). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 7/5/84. FvM'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-84-04-29,” 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/84-04-29