The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 18/7/89 ¶ ¶ Herewith, dear Consul, I send the seeds of the Eucalyptus polyanthema, of which I spoke as very valuable for dry regions, and as yielding a superior sort of timber. I have promises of Sal...

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Carton no. 12, Melbourne, consulat, Serie A, Centre des Archives Diplomatiques, Nantes. 89.07.18a

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Eucalyptus polyanthema
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Léon Dejardin, 1889-07-18 [89.07.18a]. 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/1880-9/1889/89-07-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

For a printed version of this letter, see Home & Maroske (1997), p. 24.

18/7/89

Herewith, dear Consul, I send the seeds of the , of which I spoke as very valuable for dry regions, and as yielding a superior sort of timber. I have promises of Saltbush seeds from various desert places, but none have arrived yet.

With regardful and grateful remembrance

your Ferd. von Mueller