The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: June 8 [188]7 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ May I again indent upon your good nature to procure for the State Forests Depart ¶ the under mentioned seeds. — ¶ ¶ 160 lbs Acacia decurrens (in 4 no. 25 lbs & 2

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Physical location:

LS/53/15 outward letter book, p. 496, Forests and Agricultural Branch, National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. 87.06.08

Plant names

Acacia decurrens
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Eucalyptus Gunnii
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Eucalyptus marginata
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Eucalyptus rostrata
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Preferred Citation:

Thomas Kirk to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1887-06-08. 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/1880-9/1887/87-06-08-final.odt>, accessed May 7, 2026

June 8 [188]7

editorial addition.

Sir,

May I again indent upon your good nature to procure for the State Forests Depart

NZ.

the under mentioned seeds. —

160 lbs (in 4 no. 25 lbs & 2 — 30 lbs bags)

25 lbs	Eucalyptus	Gunnii
50 lbs	"	marginata
25 lbs	"	rostrata

The first parcel of E. marginata about 12 lbs sent by J. G. Luehmann last year was of extremely bad quality

See M to T. Kirk, 3 November 1886 (in this edition as 86-11-03a).

— it was mixed with sand and the seed itself so imperfect that the [actual] parcel yielded rather less than 800 plants so that the cost of labour was thrown away & what is more important a season has been lost. The second parcel has not been tried but we should make some return for the first.

Please have the seed shipped at earliest date and accept my thanks for your kind & ready aid

I have the honour to be

Your Obedient

T. Kirk

Chief Conservator of State Forests.

Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller K.C.M.G.

Melbourne.