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Lange papers, Botanisk Centralbibliotek, Copenhagen. 93.04.17

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Johan Lange, 1893-04-17. 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/93-04-17>, accessed September 11, 2025

17/4/93.
The Giant-
Todea

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, dear Prof. Lange, went last week by the Peninsular and Oriental Steamer, so that it should arrive in London towards the End of May, and can be in Copenhagen about the beginning of June.
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The
Todea

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arrived safely; see M to J. Lange, 5 September 1893.
I shall be joyful, if I learn, that it safely arrived, and that it gave pleasure to my Danish science-friends. The strong box, in which it was placed, is from the wood of
Eucalyptus obliqua

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, therefore the species, on which L'Heritier founded the genus. This species requires abundance of water, not stagnant. It occurs on Mountain-rivulets naturally. The plant sent is probably more than 200 year[s] old, and there is no hinderance it living hundreds of years yet in culture, if sufficient water and nutriment be given, and if it is protected against severe frosts.
As I am to publish the third Census of Austral plants soon,
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A third edition was not published; the final published edition was B89.12.03.
would you kindly from your long experience give me your ideas, how you would place the
Monochlamydeae

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, except
Gymnospermae

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, if you had to insert them amoung the other dicotyledonous orders.
Regardfully always
your Ferd. von Mueller