THE TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Sydney 21st July 1891.
Sir,
On behalf of the Trustees of the Technological Museum of New South Wales, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the donation mentioned on the following page, and to convey to you their best thanks for the same.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. H. Maiden.
Chairman.
To Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G. etc, etc,
Government Botanist,
Melbourne
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Kino of |
Eucalyptus melliodora: A. Cunn. |
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Eucalyptus hemiphloia: F. v. M. |
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Eucalyptus cornuta: Labill. |
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Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha:1 F. v. M. |
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Eucalyptus amygdalina: Labill. |
Gum of Acacia retinoides: Schl.2
Acacia retinoides
Eucalyptus amygdalina
Eucalyptus cornuta
Eucalyptus hemiphloia
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
Eucalyptus melliodora
Entries 1625-1630 in the stock book of the Technological Museum, Sydney (Archives, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney), dated 17 July 1891, refer to these specimens, and they are listed in the day book entry for 17 July 1891 (MRS 89, Day book, 1890-1910, Archives, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney).
Maiden (1890, 1892) describes the results of his chemical analyses, which were directed at finding patterns of kino types useful for classification of the eucalypts.
Please cite as “FVM-91-07-21a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/91-07-21a