To William Thiselton-Dyer   30 June 1889

30/6/89.1

 

A new industry has here sprung up, dear Mr Dyer, in baskets being made from the thinly split wood of Acacia dealbata. I will at once send you samples for your grand Museum.2

Regardfully

your

Ferd. von Mueller.

 

You know, A. dealbata can be reared in the mild parts of England.

 

Acacia dealbata

1
Date stamped:Royal Gardens Kew 10. Aug. 89.
2
Possibly the specimen in the Economic Botany Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, catalogue number 58922, although the entry book number given in the catalogue, 108.1891, suggests it was received in 1891.

Please cite as “FVM-89-06-30a,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/89-06-30a