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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Watson   15 July 1885

Melbourne,

15/7/85.

Rob. Watson Esqr,

Engineer in Chief of Railways

The sample of wood and the branchlets, just sent by you, dear Mr Watson,1 belong to Eucalyptus Leucoxylon, and I have only to add to my former Report,2 that it would be well, to guard against timber of that species to be taken from too wet localities, and to see that no other species of trees are taken by mistake for Eucalyptus Leucoxylon, which can always fairly well be distinguished either by its flowers or by its fruits.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.3

Eucalyptus Leucoxylon

1

See R. Watson to M, 15 July 1885.

2

Report not found.

3

MS annotations: 'This refers to a sample of timber sent down by Mr. Norman from the Dimboola and S.A. Border line. R.W. 15/7/85'; and 'Mr Darbyshire saw this, & said to file sample of wood in Mr Love's room'.

Please cite as “FVM-85-07-15a,” 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/85-07-15a