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Carton no. 2, Melbourne, consulat, Serie A, Centre des Archives Diplomatiques, Nantes. 87.07.22

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Paul Maistre, 1887-07-22. 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/1880-9/1887/87-07-22-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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Maistre was Acting Consul for France at this time; see Thornton-Smith (1994).
MS annotations: 'Eé no 284 le 22 Juillet 1887' [Register no. 284, 22 July 1887]; 'Repondu le […]' [Replied […]] (letter not found);]and 'E[crit au] Chambre de Commce le 5-8-87' [[Wrote to] the Chamber of Commerce 5-8-87].
22/7/87
Pray, dear Consul, convey to the Chamber of Commerce of Reunion my best thanks for the kind offer, to send a root of the Nastus-Bamboo, of which rare species as yet, no plant is in Australia anywhere.
I was asked some time ago, to procure for Reunion seeds of Araucarias. I have succeeded to obtain those of A. Bidwillii and A. excelsa, and have much pleasure to forward them to you now. I beg however to point out, that it is very difficult to obtain seeds, fit to germinate, from the distant Araucaria-forests, so that as a rule seedlings are taken up from near the trees, as arisen in a wild state. I would be quite ready to send a case with Araucaria-plants , should the seeds, now sent, perhaps fail.
I remain, dear Consul, regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller