Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M3, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 78.03.00

Preferred Citation:

Joseph Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1878-03. 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/1870-9/1878/78-03-00-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

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MS embossed with the crest of the Royal Gardens Kew.
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The letter appears to be a response to M's request of 5 January 1878 and is dated to March 1878 on the basis of Hooker’s annotation on that letter.
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An unknown amount of text missing.
either the Society or the Garden just now.
I have written for Tussock Grass seed if it is to be had from the Hebrides (not Shetlands) The last accounts I had from there were very bad; the larva of a large Moth was devastating the Tussocks, & rot followed their borings. I do not in the least believe that you can grow it in Victoria, except perhaps high at the Alps but you shall have seed if I can get it.
A thousand thanks for the West Australian seeds, which are most acceptable. They arrived last night.
Ever my dear Mueller
Very sincerely yr
Jos D Hooker