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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, 1880 [80.00.00a]. 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/1880-9/1880/80-00-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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Letter not found. For the text given here, see: B81.13.03. At a meeting of the Society on 25 March 1880, a contribution from M of seeds of
Eucalyptus globulus

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and Grevillea annulifera was noted and this extract of the accompanying letter read into the minutes.
It affords me much pleasure to send you some Euc. glob. seeds, at least sufficient for tests in various places. I have no means of collecting these kinds of seeds on an extensive scale; indeed all kinds of Eucalyptus seed 'en gros' are now articles of trade by seed merchants. The seed of E. globulus has risen in price as gradually the native trees in the forests become extensively felled; it used to be 15 shillings per pound, but cannot now be got for less than 18. But one pound contains seeds enough for a multitude of thousands of plants. If therefore any Member of your Society wants to rear on an extensive scale, it could be easily calculated at what price the seeds might be got in the Melbourne market, where I will be happy to procure them and see that they are fresh and correct to name.