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RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.02.24b
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Daniel Ploos van Amstel, 1883-02-24 [83.02.24b]. 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/83-02-24b>, accessed September 11, 2025
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MS appears to be a draft since the letter breaks off at the top of a page. If M completed
another version of this letter, it has not been found.
24/2/83
Herrn Junker van Amstel, General Consul für Holland, etc
Ihrem Wunsche gemäss habe ich die Ehre, Ihnen hiermit eine kleine Sammlung von Eucalypten-Samen
für Versuchs-Culturen in Holland zu senden. Da aber die Wintertemperatur dort zu kalt
ist für Bäumen der wärmeren Zone, so sind es nur die wenigen Eucalypten, welche bis
in die Alpen Australiens ansteigen, welche mit einiger Hoffnung auf Erfolg im Freien
Grunde Mittel-Europas […]
Melbourne
24/2/83
To Cavalier van Amstel, General Consul for Holland, etc
According to your wish, I have the honour to send you herewith a small collection
of
seeds for attempted cultivation in Holland. But because the winter temperature there
is too cold for trees of the warmer zone, there are only few eucalypts found in the
Alps of Australia, that [could grow]
in the open in middle Europe with some hope of success […]
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editorial addition — sentence unfinished.