From Joseph Maiden to Ferdinand von Mueller   31 July 1884

31st July [188]41

Sir,

I beg to enclose draft for twelve pounds twelve shillings (£12.12.0) in payment of Mr Charles Walter's account for forming the woods presented by you into books. Will you kindly ask Mr Walter to fill in the enclosed voucher form (in duplicate) and return it to me at his early convenience?2

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

J. H. Maiden

Curator & Secretary

The Baron Ferd. von Mueller K.C.M.G. F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Melbourne

Samples of Colonial Timbers presented by The Baron Ferd. von Mueller, as under:–3

7543

Acacia decurrens
" dealbata
" melanoxylon
Atherosperma moschatum
Alstonia constricta
Banksia integrifolia
Bursaria spinosa
Ceratopetalum apetalum
Cedrela australis
Casuarina suberosa
Callitris verrucosa
Dammara australis
Dacrydium cupressinum
" Franklinii
Eucalyptus botryoides
" melliodora
" Globulus
" Leucoxylon
" corymbosa
" amygdalina
" Stuartiana
" pauciflora
" tereticormis
" tesselaris
" rostrata
Eugenia Smithii
Exocarpus cupressiformis

7570

Ficusrubiginosa
" scabra
Fagus Cunninghamii
Kunzea peduncularis
Lagunaria Patersoni
Melia Azedarach
Melaleuca Leucadendron
Pittosporum undalutum
Phyllocladus rhomboidalis
Pittosporum bicolor
Prostanthera lasiantha
Rhodamnia trinervia
Synoum glandulosum
Sarcocephalus cordatus
Trema cannabina

J. H. Maiden.

Curator & Secretary

Acacia dealbata

Acacia decurrens

Acacia melanoxylon

Alstonia constricta

Atherosperma moschatum

Banksia integrifolia

Bursaria spinosa

Callitris verrucosa

Casuarina suberosa

Cedrela australis

Ceratopetalum apetalum

Dammara australis

Dacrydium cupressinum

Dacrydium Franklinii

Eucalyptus amygdalina

Eucalyptus botryoides

Eucalyptus corymbosa

Eucalyptus Leucoxylon

Eucalyptus melliodora

Eucalyptus pauciflora

Eucalyptus rostrata

Eucalyptus Stuartiana

Eucalyptus tereticormis

Eucalyptus tesselaris

Eugenia Smithii

Exocarpus cupressiformis

Fagus Cunninghamii

Ficus rubiginosa

Ficus scabra

Kunzea peduncularis

Lagunaria Patersoni

Melaleuca Leucadendron

Melia Azedarach

Phyllocladus rhomboidalis

Pittosporum bicolor

Pittosporum undalutum

Prostanthera lasiantha

Rhodamnia trinervia

Sarcocephalus cordatus

Synoum glandulosum

Trema cannabina

editorial addition. The original is a letterpress copy.

See M to J. Maiden, 7 July 1884 (in this edition as 84-07-07a), and J. Maiden to M, 14 July 1884 (in this edition as 84-07-14a).

There is another copy of this list at MRS 86, Donation book, 1882-7, pp. 152-4 at the Powerhouse Museum, where the collection is recorded as having been received on 22 July 1884.

Please cite as “FVM-84-07-31b,” 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/84-07-31b