The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Garden, Melbourne ¶ 27 May 67 ¶ ¶ I would especially like to introduce here some of the more pretty rural flowers of Europe, not only to cultivate in our botanic garden but also to place them...

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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire de Phanerogamie, Paris. 67.05.27c

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to René Lenormand, 1867-05-27 [67.05.27c]. 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/1860-9/1867/67-05-27c-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

MS is stamped: ' Faculte des sciences — Botanique — Caen '. The signature on it is M’s but the text is in another hand.

Jardin botanique, Melbourne

27 Mai 67

Je desire particulierement d'introduire içi quelques unes des plus jolies des fleures champetres de l'Europe, pas seulement pour les cultiver dans notre jardin botanique mais aussi pour les placer dans des situations convenables dans nos lagunes, valles de montagnes ou ailleurs. Je vous serais donc tres obligé si vous voudriez avoir la complaisance de me remettre tant des graines (ou plantes vivantes) des espèces suivantes que possibles. vize

Lychnis floscuculi, , Convalaria biflora, , , , , , , , , &c &c.

Une collection des differents espèces de et de me serait aussi tres agréables.

Agréez en avance mes remerçiments et les sentiments les plus distingués du part de

Votre

devoué

Ferd. Mueller

Mons le Professeur

Lenormand

Botanic Garden, Melbourne

27 May 67

I would especially like to introduce here some of the more pretty rural flowers of Europe, not only to cultivate in our botanic garden but also to place them in suitable places such as in our lagoons, mountain valleys or elsewhere. I would thus be much obliged if you would be kind enough to send me as many seeds (or living plants) as possible of the following species. viz

Lychnis floscuculi,

flos-cuculi?

, Convalarea

Convallaria?

biflora, , , , , , , , , , &c &c.

A collection of the different species of and would also be very welcome.

Please accept in advance my thanks and sentiments of highest regard from

your

devoted

Ferd Mueller

Professor Lenormand