The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [Mr. Ferd. Mueller announces the sending of a packet of seeds the acclimatization of which seems to him useful in Europe: there are, in particular, seeds of the ¶ Eucalyptus stuartiana ¶ and ¶ amyg...

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Eucalyptus amygdalina
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Eucalyptus rostrata
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Eucalyptus stuartiana
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société Impériale Zoologique d'Acclimatation, Paris, 1867-05 [67.05.00b]. 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/1860-9/1867/67-05-00b-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. 4 (1867), p. 454. The letter is dated to May 1867 as the latest likely date that it could have been written to have been reported at the meeting of the Society held on 5 July 1867.

[M. Ferd. Mueller annonce l'envoi d'un paquet de graines dont l'acclimatation lui paraît utile en Europe: il y a en particulier des graines des et amygdalina qui atteignent une hauteur de 400 à 500 pieds et un diamètre de 10 à 15 et même 25 pieds à la base. L'Eucalyptus rostrata (Gommier rouge) est d'une croissance rapide; il donne un bois presque aussi dur que celui du Mahagony, et qui résiste assez bien aux attaques des tarets.]

[Mr. Ferd. Mueller announces the sending of a packet of seeds the acclimatization of which seems to him useful in Europe: there are, in particular, seeds of the and amygdalina which reach a height of 400 to 500 feet and a diameter of 10 to 15 and even 25 feet at the base. (Red Gum Tree) grows rapidly; it gives a wood almost as hard as that of the Mahagony , and resists quite well the attacks of marine borers.]