15/1/96.
Am much beholden to you, dear Mr Crawford, for sending so thoughtfully the seeds of Albizzia pruinosa. I will send them in horticultural interchanges all over the world.
This tree is restricted to East Australia. Does it grow up to occasional frosty elevations with you? How high up the ranges. Does it exude Gum? Is the wood of particular utility
The lemon-scented Grass is Eragrostis pilosa. It may be that the odor is only exceptionally developed. Your note on the fragrance of Andropogon montanus is of interest. Is it only the flowerscence1 that smells? What Is the scent like?
With best new years wishes your
Ferd von Mueller
Albizzia pruinosa
Andropogon montanus
Eragrostis pilosa
inflorescence?
Please cite as “FVM-96-01-15,” 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