The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [M. Ramel offers to the Society seeds of ¶ Banksia ornata ¶ and ¶ Banksia australis ¶ sent from Australia to our colleague Mr Cosson by Mr Ferdinand Mueller. These seeds, destined for the south of...

Document information

Physical location:

65.11.00b

Plant names

Banksia australis
Search for Banksia australis in
- This website
- Australian Plant Name Index
Banksia ornata
Search for Banksia ornata in

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Ernest Cosson, 1865-11 [65.11.00b]. 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/1860-9/1865/65-11-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from Bulletin de la Société Impériale Zoologique d'Acclimatation, series 2, vol. 3 (1866), p. 112. It is dated to November 1865 as the latest likely date that it could have been written to have been reported at the meeting of the Society held on 26 January 1866.

[M. Ramel offre à la Société des graines de et de envoyées d'Australie à notre confrère M. Cosson, par M. Ferdinand Mueller. Ces graines, destinées au midi de la France et à l'Algérie, offrent un véritable intérêt comme fleurs ornementales.]

[M. Ramel offers to the Society seeds of and sent from Australia to our colleague Mr Cosson by Mr Ferdinand Mueller. These seeds, destined for the south of France and Algeria, offer a real interest as ornamental flowers.]