The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 19/2/90 ¶ To the Chevalier De Jardin, ¶ Consul General for France. ¶ ¶ A fresh lot of Saltbush seeds has just arrived, dear Consul, of which I send you the largest portion, as it is a good kind for f...

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Physical location:

Carton no. 12, Melbourne, consulat, Serie A, Centre des Archives Diplomatiques, Nantes. 90.02.19a

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Atriplex spongiosum
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Léon Dejardin, 1890-02-19 [90.02.19a]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-02-19a-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

For a printed version of this letter see Home & Maroske (1997), p. 27.

19/2/90

To the Chevalier De Jardin,

Consul General for France.

A fresh lot of Saltbush seeds has just arrived, dear Consul, of which I send you the largest portion, as it is a good kind for fodder, and as it is a species, which could easily be naturalized in the drier regions of Algeria and elsewhere about the Mediterranean Sea. The name of this particular species is .

With regardful remembrance your

Ferd. von Mueller.