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From William MacDonald to Ferdinand von Mueller   12 Sep 1894

Kempsey.1 Sept 12th 94

My Dear Baron

Herewith please receive a fruiting branchlet of a tree from the Table land New England I think it is a Frenela? it is known as "Turpentine Pine", has a very soft fibrous bark and I am informed that the wood is more durable than the other Pine woods. Height about 80 ft diameter 18 inch to 2 ft2

Thanks sincerely for the Salt bush & other seeds I have raised Plants of the former but am afraid the moist climate here will not prove suitable; however I intend to give it a fair trial and have distributed the seed to a few friends whom I hope will take an interest in it.

Faithfully yours

Wm MacDonald

Frenela

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NSW.

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Height about 80 ft diameter 18 inch to 2 ft marginal addition by MacDonald.

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MS found with a specimen of Callitris macleayana (MEL 564148), collected by MacDonald on the Tableland of New England, 1894. MS annotation by M: 'Answ 23/9/94'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-94-09-12a,” 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/94-09-12a