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83.01.00c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Lawrence McCully, 1883-01 [83.01.00c]. 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/1880-9/1883/83-01-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from a letter to the Editor, Pacific commercial advertiser (Honolulu), 24 February 1883, p. 4. It is dated to January 1883 as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to have been reported in this issue of the newspaper.
[Mr. Editor: — I have again to acknowledge the kindness of Baron Von Mueller, the eminent botanist of Victoria, in sending for distribution in this Kingdom a valuable lot of tree seeds.
I have placed them in the hands of J. A. Hassinger, Chief Clerk of the Interior Department, whose skill and interest in arboriculture are well known, for cataloguing and distribution. He will send seeds, free of charge, to any person applying for them. Following is a list.
Respectfully, L. McCully.
Honolulu, Feb. 23rd. 1883.
Pinus. — Excelsa, Himalaya.
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Common name 'Himalayan pine' mistaken for a latinate name?
Casuarina. — Quadrivalvis.
Acacia. — Dealbata, Decurrens, Implexa, Melanoxylon, Pycnantha. Cedrus. — Deodara.
Eucalyptus. — Amygdalina, Botryoides, Cornuta, Calophylla, Capitellata, Diversicolor, Eugenioides, Gunni,
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E. gunnii?
Goniocalyx, Globulus, Hemiphloia, Haemastoma, Leucoxylon, Longifolia, Marginata, Macrorhyncha, Melliodora, Obliqua, Piperita, Pilularis, Panchiora,
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Misreading of E. pauciflora?
Paniculata, Resinifera, Rostrata, Siderophloia, Saligna, Sieberiana, Stuartiana, Viminalis.
Loiex. — Microcoepa.
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Misreading of Larix microcarpa?
Abies. — Nordmonnion.
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Misreading of Abies nordmanniana?