Document information

Physical location:

LS/2/90/309 inward letters, Secretary for Crown Lands (86/481, Forests and Agricultural Branch), National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. 86.09.28

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Kirk, 1886-09-28. 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/1880-9/1886/86-09-28-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

Melbourne
28/9/86.
Prof. Th. Kirk, F.L.S.
Conservator of N. Z. forests,
Wellington
Dear Sir
In continuation of former sendings
1
See M to T. Kirk, 5 July 1886; M to T. Kirk, 13 July 1886; M to T. Kirk, 27 July 1886 (in this edition as 86-07-27a); and M to T. Kirk, 7 September 1886 (in this edition as 86-09-07a).
I have the honor no[w]
2
MS damaged around edges by fire.
to forward the following seeds
Eucalyptus
marginata 33 [lbs]
"
Leucoxylon [20 lbs]
"
regnans [10 lbs]
"
Gunnii [6 lbs]
3
Where weights of seed are missing as a result of fire, they have been restored from information given in the letter register (LS/53/12 letter register, no. 481, Forests and Agricultural Branch, National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington).
all fresh collected, despatched by the Steamer "Waihora".
The remaining qua[ntities] of the seeds of E. Leuc[oxylon] and E. regna[ns] to complete the orde[r] will be sent in abo[ut] a fortnight.
I have the honor [to be]
Sir, your obedien[t]
Ferd. von M[ueller]