The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 6 August 1884. ¶ ¶ Enclosed I am sending you, esteemed Mr Holtze, fresh seeds of ¶ Castilloa elastica ¶ , ¶ one of the best caoutchouc (India rubber) trees. I have just received these seeds directl...

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Physical location:

GRG 19/391, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 84.08.06

Plant names

Castilloa elastica
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1884-08-06. 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/1880-9/1884/84-08-06-final.odt>, accessed June 10, 2026

6/8/84

Hierbei sende ich Ihnen, geehrter Herr Holtze, frische Samen von , einem der besten Caoutchouc (India Rubber) Bäume. Ich habe diese Samen eben direct aus Mexico erhalten.

Ich habe neuen bot. Sendungen aus Ihrer doch noch unvollständig erforschten Flora entgegen gesehen.

Ganz der Ihre

Ferd. von Mueller

Bitte Meer Algen (Seaweeds) u Meer Gräser (Seagrasses) dort nicht unbeachtet zu lassen.

Besten Gruss an Hr Foelsche.

6 August 1884.

Enclosed I am sending you, esteemed Mr Holtze, fresh seeds of ,

The name is spelled in this way in a number of contemporary sources, for example in J. Hooker (1884c), but is more usually written Castilla.

one of the best caoutchouc (India rubber) trees. I have just received these seeds directly from Mexico.

I have been looking forward to new botanical dispatches from your after all only incompletely explored flora.

Your

Ferd. von Mueller.

Please do not disregard marine algae (seaweeds) and marine grasses (seagrasses) there.

Best regards to Mr Foelsche.