The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botan Garden ¶ 25/12/65 ¶ Dear Dr Hooker ¶ ¶ Could you spare me a plant of Guilielma speciosa, which the venerable Martius recommends for trial in Australia far south. I am also ¶ very ¶ ...

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Physical location:

RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 188. 65.12.25e

Plant names

Guilielma speciosa
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Manihot utilissima
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1865-12-25 [65.12.25e]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/65-12-25e>, accessed June 15, 2025

Melbourne botan Garden

25/12/65

Dear Dr Hooker

Could you spare me a plant of , which the venerable Martius recommends for trial in Australia far south. I am also very anxious to have a root of , as it is likely a plant fit for meal culture & lucrative for our husbandry. It is actually as yet not in Victoria

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Ferd Mueller