Southampton
Blackwood1
March 26 1888
To Baron F Von Mueller
Dear Sir
I received your kind letter to day also the money order for £32 all safe with many thanks it was very kind of you to send it and I got your telegram of March 5th3 wishing me to send Flower & Fruit broad leaves of the Wandoo4 from the blackwood also information on hight & bark. by this Mail I am sending you some more leaves of the Wandoo also some of the bark. I can get you plenty more of the bark if you wish for it. the Trees of the Wandoo is not in blossom yet but when it is I will send you some Flowers & seeds of it. I got one of my nephews to look at the Wandoo and tell me the hight and he says that there is some growing about 6 miles from were I am living some of them is about 60 feet high some are very large Trees I am very sorry that the celery was not in a good state when you got it. I will try and get some more and dry it before I send it to you again. Many thanks for the seeds that you sent by this mail
with kind respects
I remain yours
obedient Servant
Mary McHard
PS
the Wandoo grows on stoney & Granitte Ground. the timber is used for cart wheels & spokes for cart. it grows on very poor land. I do not know the native name for the Wandoo but I will find out and let you know.5
the few seeds that I have sent is off the black butt but I dont think they are ripe so if you should wish for any I will send you some.
Please cite as “FVM-88-03-26,” 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