The specimen submitted is of an Australian Acacia, but as neither flowers nor fruits are on the branches, it will not be safe to name the species. What looks like a fruit is a gall. Such galls are useful for dye and tan, as shown by me in the exhibition of 18672 I already.
Acacia
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Weekly times, 18 July 1885, Farmers gazette supplement, p. 1 (B85.07.09). It is introduced by 'Specimen of Tree. — A D, Little River. — Baron von Mueller, to whom we submitted your specimen, returned the following reply: —'.
Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia, Melbourne, 1866-7.
Please cite as “FVM-85-07-00b,” 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