26/1/88
Only a few lines, dear Mr Crawford, written long after midnight.
It needs not my assurance, that I shall gratefully accept the Kino of Euc. maculata, as I am forming a collection for the Exhibition. Also the sample of scented woods will be valuable. Pieces of wood of any kind, of which the name is ascertained beyond doubt, would be valuable, if the size of each kind was about that of a brick. By wrapping each up in rags, for slow drying on a cool place, splitting is avoided.
But I am afraid, that I shall get much into debt with you, beyond what I can offer through an occasional volume of mine. Perhaps however you have anyhow to be in the ranges now and then, and can get sometimes a small piece of wood without any direct expense.
Your notes on Panicum roseum &c will be utilized under your name for the new edition, under preparation for the Exhibition.1
Regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller
Do you want any particular seeds from here?
Eucalyptus maculata
Panicum roseum
Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888-9. See B88.12.01, pp. 276-7: Panicum roseum 'will not bear frost; the stems take root where they touch the ground; an acre has been calculated to yield 30 tons green feed in the rich valleys of the Macleay-River. Quite suitable for bouquets (A. R. Crawford).'
Please cite as “FVM-88-01-26a,” 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