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62.04.00b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Cornwall Chronicle, 1862-04 [62.04.00b]. 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//letters/1860-9/1862/62-04-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from 'New Production. The Chinese potato', Cornwall chronicle (Launceston, Tas), 30 April 1862, p. 2. The article advocates extensive planting of Dioscorea batatas.
[We learn from Dr. Mueller that he has a few plants in cultivation in the Botanical Gardens, and it is probable that it has been introduced also by private individuals.]