Ferdinand von Mueller

24/4/66

I can assure you, dear Dr Anderson, that I am deeply indebted to you for your circumspect liberality in continuing to send me the seeds of your noble firs & cypress pines. How we used them will to some small extent be explained by my gardenplan sent to you.

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A copy of the map of the gardens is included in B65.10.01.

There is an endless demand here for the noble conifers of your mountains. I wished, it was possible to get acorns of any of your oaks. I have a good lot of mediterranean Quercus & some of the N. American species, but beyond one imported plant of Q. lanata (from Europe imported!) not a single specimen of the 150 spec. of Asiatic Oaks, all of which would thrive in our climate. I have sent by the P. & O. S. N. Company's

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Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

Steamer just now 3 collections of Austral seeds & besides a lot of

Eucalyptus

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seed of different kinds, which will be useful in the hilly cold districts Pray send it to your commilitones,

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i.e., comrades in arms.

who so kindly exerted themselfes to get us the pine seeds, & who likely are willing to send us acorns in quantity. The latter I find travel best when well dried of exterior moisture & then simply put in canvass bags, admitting of the escape of any exudating humidity. I have sent to the Agri-Hort. Soc of Calcutta through the Acclim. Soc of Vict. & by the P. & O S. N. Comp. Ship a case of

Araucaria excelsa

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& A. Bidwillii as desired.

Mr Blech[yden] might assist in sending Acorns here. Will you kindly ask that Gentleman?

If you desire it, I will send you one or two cases of Araucaria also, though my sendings of living plants have been often disheartening unsuccessful

Can I be of any use to any of your scientific unions?