The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 27/11/65 ¶ Sir George ¶ ¶ I have to express to your Excellency my most grateful acknowledgement for your goodness in causing my establishment to be supplied not merely with a ...

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Physical location:

Grey papers, GL M50(6), Auckland Public Library, Auckland. 65.11.27

Plant names

Areca
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Livistona
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Seaforthia
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to George Grey, 1865-11-27. 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/1860-9/1865/65-11-27-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

MS annotation on back of sheet: 'Enclosed in "Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria" By F. Mueller'.

Melbourne bot. Garden

27/11/65

Sir George

I have to express to your Excellency my most grateful acknowledgement for your goodness in causing my establishment to be supplied not merely with a quantity of seeds of the N. Z. , but also with a number of living plants of this noble palm. As the species is so hardy I am anxious to introduce it into all the cooler latitudes, in which among tall palms only the N. Z and our Australian southern & will Grow. The latter palms are within my reach, but I am glad to be able through Your Excellency's kindness to add now also the New Zealand Palm to those others rendered already available to my correspondents.

See also M to G. Grey, 14 September 1865.

I need not say, that I will be extremely glad to send from hence to your Excellency anything that may be needed here for introduction into your territory, be it of the animal or vegetable world as far as it is within my reach.

With profound & grateful regards I remain, dear Sir George, your

Ferd. Mueller.

His Excellency Sir Geo. Grey, K.C.B.

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