The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [A letter was read from Dr. ¶ Mueller ¶ , stating that since the last meeting of the council several eggs both of the cochineal insect ( ¶ coccus ¶ ¶ cacti ¶ ), and the ailantus silkworm ( ¶ bom...

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67.02.00c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Council of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, 1867-02 [67.02.00c]. 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/1860-9/1867/67-02-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from a report in 'News of the day' of the meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society held on 26 February 1867 (Age, 27 February 1867, p. 5).

[A letter was read from Dr. Mueller, stating that since the last meeting of the council several eggs both of the cochineal insect (coccus cacti), and the ailantus silkworm (bombyx cynthya), had hatched at the Botanic Gardens.]