The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Sir,— ¶ ¶ Some of the readers of your widely-circulating journal kindly responded to my request of securing any specimens (accessible at this season) of the platypus and native porcupine. ¶ The diss...

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Editor of the Australasian, 1866-08-06 [66.08.06b]. 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/66-08-06b>, accessed September 11, 2025

Letter not found. For the text given here, see 'Miscellaneous notes and queries', Australasian, 18 August 1866, p. 615 (B66.08.05).

Sir,—

Some of the readers of your widely-circulating journal kindly responded to my request of securing any specimens (accessible at this season) of the platypus and native porcupine.

See M to the Editor of the Australasian, 30 June 1866, p. 392 (in this edition as 66-06-19a).

The dissections of those specimens recently sent having thrown no additional light on the physiological questions concerning these animals, I should feel greatly indebted by your kindly rendering known that a still further supply of these creatures, especially such as might be caught during August and September, will prove highly acceptable. I venture also to mention that I would consider it a great kindness to receive from as many parts of Australia as possible seeds (accompanied by seed-vessels, leaves, and flowers) of any kind of eucalyptus, inasmuch as I wish to study the embryonic structure and the seedling states of these trees.

During September I shall be happy to distribute a number of ova of silkworms to anyone who possesses white mulberry trees.

FERD. MUELLER

Melbourne Botanic-gardens, August 6.