The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, the government botanist of Australia, ¶ has kindly sent us seeds of Eucalyptus gomphocephala, the "Tooart" of West Australia; Eucalyptus cosmophylla; Bambusa Tulda, from ...

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Arundinaria falcata
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Bambusa Tulda
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Eucalyptus cosmophylla
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Glyptostrobus heterophyllus
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the California Horticulturist and Floral Magazine, 1879-06 [79.06.00d]. 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/1870-9/1879/79-06-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Seeds from Australia', California horticulturist and floral magazine, vol. 9, p. 285. It is dated to June as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to be reported in the September issue of the journal.

[Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, the government botanist of Australia,

M was never the official government botanist for Australia; his appointment was with the Government of Victoria.

has kindly sent us seeds of , the "Tooart" of West Australia; ; , from India; , the new Chinese swamp pine; and , one of the hardy Himalayan Bamboos. An accompanying pamphlet on the "Maintenance, Creation and Enrichment of Forests"

B79.13.06.

will receive early notice.

Reviewed in the next issue, p. 320.

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