24/11/89
R. Watson Esqr.,
Chief Engineer of Railways &c.
The samples of sprigs and wood, just submitted to me, dear Mr Watson,1 are from Eucalyptus goniocalyx. For bridge-decking and indeed for many other purposes, it can be admitted as one of the best of our native timbers, but great care should be exercise,2 that the supply always corresponds to this specific sample and that not the timber of other kinds of trees be mixed in.3
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
See R. Watson to M, 22 November 1889.
exercised?
Letter marked: 'Mr Macdonald The Engineer in Chief has decided that this timber may be used for the same class of work as E. Globulus (bluegum) CEN [i.e. C. E. Norman] 2/12/89', and 'To Inspector Aydon. Please note the Govt. Botanists remarks and take all necessary precautions that inferior timber is not mixed with the E. Goniocalyx J.McD 4/12/89'. The latter note was acknowledged by Frederick Aydon on the same day, and the file was returned to Norman by McDonald on 6 December.
Please cite as “FVM-89-11-24a,” 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