The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 22/8/66 ¶ My dear Sir Redmond, ¶ ¶ Is it too late to write to the British Consul in the Fiji Islands for contributions to our Exhibition? I think not, as the communication from Sydney is frequent and...

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Unit 4, VPRS 927/P0000Correspondence relating to various exhibitions, Trustees of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria. 66.08.22a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Redmond Barry, 1866-08-22 [66.08.22a]. 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/1860-9/1866/66-08-22a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

22/8/66

My dear Sir Redmond,

Is it too late to write to the British Consul in the Fiji Islands for contributions to our Exhibition? I think not, as the communication from Sydney is frequent and rapid, nor would it be necessary that these articles should be here at the very commencement of the Exhibition. The Fiji and indeed others of the Pacific Islands are commercially closely related to Australia, and their products of wool, cotton, cocosoil,

coconut oil?

spices, sago, arrow-root &c are important. In the Fiji now large Mocca Coffee

M sent three plants to Fiji c.1862, describing them as 'mocha coffee' (M to J. McCulloch, 30 September 1865; B65.O8.07; B65.10.02). In B95.08.04, p. 134, he identifies 'Mocha-coffee' as a variety of Coffea arabica.

plantations exist from one original plant I sent there from this Garden

MS inscription probably by Barry: 'Copy of Letter to Gov of N Caledonia & the [...] for Consul of Fiji Islands'.

your regardful

Ferd. Mueller.