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From William Woolls to Ferdinand von Mueller   10 Oct 1890

Burwood1

Oct 10 /90

My dear Baron,

The flowers of Cryptandra amara are white (dull white) & downy, but they change to a reddish brown colour when dry. I have noticed this also in several of the white Epacrids.

When I was lately walking in the bush near Brownlow Hill,2 I came upon a fine specimen of Aphanopetalum resinosum, covering the butt of a Spotted Gum (E. maculata)3 for about 20 feet, the upper part being a mass of white flowers. It was a very pretty object. By the way Bentham described it as sometimes a tree.4 This is incorrect. It is a climbing or straggling shrub

Thanks for seeds

Yours very Sincerely

W. Woolls

Aphanopetalum resinosum

Cryptandra amara

Eucalyptus maculata

1

NSW.

2

NSW.

3

Eucalyptus maculata.

4

Bentham (1863-78), vol. 2, p. 441: 'Stated by some to be a tree of 30 to 40 ft., by others described as a tall straggling or climbing shrub'.

5

MS found with a specimen of Aphanopetalum resinosum (MEL 262984).

Please cite as “FVM-90-10-10,” 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/90-10-10