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From St Eloy D'Alton to Ferdinand von Mueller   28 Aug 1892

Nhill1

August 28 /92

My Dear Baron

I am sending you by this post specimens of a Casuarina which is uncommon in this district. The two species known as She Oak and Bulloak are very common and so is Casuarina distyla which is the prevailing scrub in the Little Desert.2 The species or variety of which I am sending specimens is dwarf and rarely exceeds 8 or 9 feet in height. I could not get any in flower but you may be able to identify it from the fruit

Yours faithfully

St Eloy D'Alton

P. S. seeds of two species of Kochia can be obtained after the new year. I will have a look out for them then.

StE. D.

Casuarina distyla

Kochia

1

Vic.

2

Vic.

3

Found with a specimen of Casuarina obesa (MEL 545627). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 30/8/92 FvM'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-92-08-28,” 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/92-08-28