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M4164, unit 18, VPRS 1096 inward correspondence, VA 466 Governor, Public Record Office, Victoria. 64.08.16a
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Eucalyptus Globulus
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Warde, 1864-08-16 [64.08.16a]. 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/1860-9/1864/64-08-16a-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026
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See also M to H. Warde, 13 August 1864.
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For a copy of this letter see: National Archives, London, CO 309/67, despatches, May
to August 1864, enclosure with no. 86, p. 464.
16/8/64
Sir
I have the honor to transmit herewith to his Excellency a small parcel of seeds of
the Blue Gumtree (
) soliciting that the Governor may be pleased to cause it to be forwarded to H. B.
M. Consul at Jeres de la Frontera as a reciprocate for the intended (though perished)
collection of vines announced as sent by last mail. I would beg to remark, that the
seeds now offered will be sufficient to raise many thousand plants of the Blue Gumtree,
that it is likely to prove highly adapted to the Climate of Spain, that it is of unparalleled
rapidity of growth and huge size and and that its timber is exquisitely adapted for
ship-building. I may further be allowed to remark, that the seedlings should be transplanted
to the final place of distinction when they are but a few inches high and this process
must be effected in moist & cool weather.
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I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The Private Secretary of his Excellency Governor Sir Charl. Darling K.C.B., &c &c
&c