Hope, additional sending of Decades of Salsoloc.1 arrived. Like to hear more about the Alkali Lands
Is it likely, that many Algs remain to be discovered on the West-Coast of N. America.
The Select Plants2 like all other Gov publications are distributed through the public Library of Melbourne If this has not yet been effected I will send your University a copy as private gift
#1, Acacia decurrens Willdenow the typic form.
#3, Acacia mollissima, Willdenow. also #2. East.
# A. longifolia is = A leiophylla, Bentham
1548 (Hakea laurina, R Br.
1547, A. pycnantha, Bentham So far as can be ascertained without flowers and fruits.
1544 Euc. amygdalina, Labill the narrow-leaved form.
1545. A. Melanoxylon R Br So far as can be said in the absense of flowers and fruits.
#29, Tristania conferta, R.Brown
#1, Eucalyptus tessellaris is = E. amygdalina, Labillardière, the narrow-leaved form.
#20 is E. polyanthema, Schau.
#40 E. hemiphlora is = E. polyanthema, Schauer
#68 E. occidentalis, Endlicher a form verging towards E. obcordata
#80. E. marginata is = E. megacarpa, FvM
52. E. polyanthema, Schauer the grey form; such occurs also in some few other congeneres.
#7 Acacia Impossible to name this with certainty until ripe fruit is obtained. Can you say from what part of the world?
1543, Euc. Leucocylon. FvM
1542. Euc obliqua, l’Herit so far as can be judged without the flowers being available.
1541, A. dealbata Link, less whitish than usual.
1549 A. mollissima, Willd
1550. Acacia Ripe fruit required
1552. Ac. cultriformis, Cunningham.
1553, A. verticillata, Willd.
1551 A. Riceana, Henslow so far as can be judged without fruit.
1555 A. colomifolia,3 Sweet
1554, A. longifolia, Willd var Sophorae (RBr)
1556 A. leiophylla, Bentham unless the fruit should show differences.
1271. Acacia allied to A. brachybotrya Please send ripe fruits.
1541 dito.
1557 A. longifolia, Willd.
Acacia brachybotrya
Acacia colomifolia
Acacia cultriformis
Acacia dealbata
Acacia decurrens
Acacia leiophylla
Acacia leiophylla
Acacia longifolia
Acacia longifolia
Acacia longifolia
Acacia Melanoxylon
Acacia mollissima
Acacia mollissima
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia Riceana
Acacia verticillata
Eucalyptus amygdalina
Eucalyptus amygdalina
Eucalyptus hemiphlora
Eucalyptus Leucocylon
Eucalyptus marginata
Eucalyptus megacarpa
Eucalyptus obcordata
Eucalyptus obliqua
Eucalyptus occidentalis
Eucalyptus polyanthema
Eucalyptus tessellaris
Hakea laurina
Tristania conferta
B91.13.24?
B95.08.04.
A. calamifolia?
The introductory text is on a specimen label of the Phytologic Museum of Melbourne, while the list of pllant identifications that accompanies it here occupies both sides of two sheets of paper and may have been sent separately. They are filed with an envelope addressed in M’s hand to 'Professor Will Alb. Setchell University of Berkeley, California' and dated 6 March 1896. Setchell was appointed professor of botany at Berkeley in 1895. See also M to W. Setchell, 17 July 1896.
Please cite as “FVM-96-03-06a,” 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