CHAFFEY'S IRRIGATION OFFICES,
SWANSTON STREET.
Melbourne 5th April 1893
VICTORIA
Baron Von Mueller. K.C.M.G. F.R.S. M.D.
Botanical Museum.
South Yarra.
Dear Sir,
Would you kindly inform me what specimen of gum the enclosed is, it grows in the vicinity of Welshpool1 near the coast and frequently mixed with or close to ti-tree scrub.
Faithfully yours
J. F. LEVIEN.
p. pro [J Bell]2
Vic.
Letter typed and signed on Levien's behalf.
MS has an ornate letter-head of Chaffey Bros. Limited and, printed down the left of the page, the addresses of the company's offices at Mildura, Vic, and Renmark, SA, and its 'Irrigation Offices' at King William Street, Adelaide, and 35 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C., England.
MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus viminalis (MEL 231742). MS annotation by M: 'Rec 6/4/93 Answ 7/4/93'; letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-93-04-05,” 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