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RBGKew. Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-81. f. 36. 72.03.01a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to [Joseph Hooker], 1872-03-01 [72.03.01a]. 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/1870-9/1872/72-03-01a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

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The salutation is unusual, but the content of the letter suggests that the addressee was Hooker.
Melbourne
bot Garden
1/3/72
Dear Doct.
I had a letter from His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, respecting the proteaceous tree bearing the name of his Grace.
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Buckinghamia celsissima, described by M in B68.12.02, p. 248. See Duke of Buckingham and Chandos to M, 9 December 1871.
The Duke's Gardener did not succeed to raise the seeds, which were transmitted, but I will endeavour to send living seedlings to Kew
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There is a large X inked in the margin against this line.
and beg much of you, should they arrive or should any of the transmitted seeds have grown to provide a plant for the Duke's conservatory.
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No evidence of transmission of plants from Kew to the Duke has been found.
With best regards
Ferd. von Mueller