WCP3800

[1]¹

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

May 11th, 1909

Lt. Col. D. Prain,² I.M.S, F.R.S. &c.

Dear Sir

I have just received a small collection of 18 species³ of seeds⁴ from the Huon District S. W. of Tasmania,⁵ but without any names,⁶ botanical or local.

I send herewith a good sample of each, with capsules and leaf-fragments whenever available, and shall be much obliged if you will have them named for me as nearly as you can, returning me a list with the [2] numbers I have put to each packet corresponding to those I have reserved. There is one separate which I suppose to be a Banksia (2 cones sent), making the 18th.

I am hopes [sic] that among them some few may be of use to you for cultivation.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3]⁷ 1. Leptospermum Scoparium, Forst.

2. Diplarrhena Moraea, R. Br.

3. Aotus or Oxylobium.

4. Helichrysum.

5. Aotus.

6. Prostanthera lasianthos, Lab.

7. Astelia?

8. Lomatia tinctoria, R. Br.

9. Dianella.

10. Pittosporum bicolor, Hook.

11. Coprosma.

12. Daviesia umbelllulata, Sm.

13. Not identified.

14. Leguminosa.

15. Patersonia.

16. Leguminosa.

17. Cassytha.

18. Banksia australis, R. Br.