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From Daniel McAlpine to Ferdinand von Mueller   30 Aug 1889

5 Wallace St

Toorak1 30th Augt /89

My dear Baron,

In order that there might be no mistake about the specimen of E. Gunnii sent to you for determination, I have got fresh specimens from Branxholme2 with the fruits specially taken from the same tree.

In the "Eucalyptographia"3 there is no suggestion of resemblance to E. rostrata, & it will be interesting to know on your authority that there may be such a resemblance.

The specimens need not be returned, as I simply wanted to know in connection with the leaf-sectioning that this was truly Gunnii.

I remain

Yours faithfully

D. McAlpine

N.B. The leaves have a sort of apple-like taste.

Eucalyptus Gunnii

Eucalyptus rostrata

1

Melbourne.

2

Vic.

3

B79.13.11, Decade 4.

4

MS annotation by M: 'Answ 31/8/89'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-89-08-30,” 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/89-08-30