H. T. Wardle Wood Specimen Collection

Wood samples from around the world, collected by Henry Thomas Wardle, a timber merchant from Ballarat. He donated the collection to the Victorian School of Forestry (now the Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne). The estimated size of the collection is between 1,200-1,500 specimens. Most specimens measure approximately 20 x15 x2 cm. Each wood sample (specimen) is marked with genus and common name.