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Carton no. 12, Melbourne, consulat, Serie A, Centre des Archives Diplomatiques, Nantes.. 88.05.30
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Casuarina Decaisneana
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Paul Maistre, 1888-05-30. 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/1880-9/1888/88-05-30-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026
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For a printed version of this letter see Home & Maroske (1997), p. 20.
30/5/88
Mons. Maistre,
Vice-Consul for France
It affords me much pleasure, honored Sir, in continuation of former correspondence
to inform you, that I have just been able to secure from Central Australia seeds of
the
which tree forms in wide regions towards the Centre of the Australian Continent the
only timber tree, it not reaching Shark Bay,
where Capt Freycinet explored in the earlier part of this century. This Casuarina
will therefore prove in the hottest and driest parts of Algeria a valuable acquisition,
if finally it became naturalized, as it will grow even best in sandy ground. The timber
is of good quality, and the foliage is liked by herds and flocks.
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WA.
With regardful remembrance your
Ferd. von Mueller.