Ferdinand von Mueller

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The file also contains a French translation of this letter in an unknown hand, presumably written after Decaisne received the letter.

Melbourne botanic Garden

24/4/62.

My dear Professor.

I have much pleasure in informing you, that through the excellent Consul Mons. Truy I have forwarded to you and to

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a omitted?

few of your colleagues the 1 vol of "the plants indigenous to Victoria". Under favor of Mons. Camille Duquoy, who sailed a few days ago on "Marco Polo" I have forwarded a few dried plants (most I fear only duplicates of former collections) and 224

3

The translation has '227'.

sp of fresh collected seeds. If I find time I will send by this mail some notes on Cucurbitaceae

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See M's second letter of this date to Decaisne (62-04-24).

& some dried plants for M. Naudin.

I will bear the requirement of seeds of timber trees for Algeria in mind.