Ferdinand von Mueller

Melbourne,

5/4/89

To the Undersecretary of the Lands-Departm.,

Wellington.

Sir,

In accordance with your request

1

H. Eliott to M, 8 March 1889; see also M to H. Eliott, 22 March 1889.

I have the honor of transmitting by this post 1 lb of seeds of

Eucalyptus corynocalyx

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, the Sugar-Gum-tree. This is the whole quantity of seeds, available at present. The species is almost restricted to South-Australia, and even there restricted to a few regions only; thus also the seeds of it are more expensive, than those of most other congeners; but I obtained this quantity at a somewhat lower rate than usual. Please inform me, whether this lot will suffice for present purposes or whether the additional quantity, as first determined on, ought to be purposely collected.

2

M acquired the seed from E. B. Heyne & Co., Rundle St, Adelaide, having also asked Otto Tepper whether he could secure a supply (see M to O. Tepper, 22 March 1889 (in this edition as 89-03-22b)). The total cost including charges by the time it was received in NZ was £3.1.6 ([Fras.] Stevens to M, 3 May 1889).