7th August [188]91
My dear Baron,
I forward with this some samples of wood, bark, fruit & leaves of timber grown in the Avoca district2 which is similar to that which the Contractors propose to supply as red gum. Will you have the goodness to examine the specimens sent and inform me as to the true variety of this Eucalypt, and if suitable for railway purposes.
I am, My dear Baron
Yours very truly
Robt Watson
Baron Ferd. Von Mueller K.C.M.G. &c &c
Government Botanist
South Melbourne
Please cite as “FVM-89-08-07,” 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