The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ The Eucalyptus globulus was first raised in the Campagna from seeds, kindly presented to me by you on my visit to Rome in 1869, to attend the Vatican General Council. I handed the seeds to the Supe...

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79.12.17

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Eucalyptus globulus
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James Goold to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-12-17. 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/1870-9/1879/79-12-17-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from B80.13.14, Decade 6, ' '. It is introduced by

It was through His Grace, Dr. J. A. Goold, R. C. Archbishop of Melbourne, that plantations of E. globulus were first established for subduing the miasmatic exhalations of the Pontinian swamps as mentioned in a letter of this highly distinguised prelate to the author of this work under date of 17th December 1879:

See also Barclay-Lloyd (1994).

The was first raised in the Campagna from seeds, kindly presented to me by you on my visit to Rome in 1869, to attend the Vatican General Council. I handed the seeds to the Superior of the Trappist-Monks, who then occupied the monastery and grounds of the Tre Fontane, a most fever-stricken locality. On my next visit to Rome, made a few years later, I had the pleasure to see the good results of your kind and thoughtful presentation in the vigorous growth of many Gum-trees, acting most wholesomely on poisonous air of that part of the Campagna. The religious able clever men, chiefly French, were most grateful for the gracious gift.