The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [Baron F. von Mueller of Melbourne, Australia, sends various seeds of plants he deems likely to be able to succeed in the Sahara.] ¶ The President, A. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, told the meeting that the...

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91.11.00a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société Nationale d'Acclimatation de France, 1891-11 [91.11.00a]. 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/1890-6/1891/91-11-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from Revue des sciences naturelles appliquées, vol. 39, part 1 (1892), p. 228. It is dated to November 1891 as the latest likely date that it could have been written to have been reported at the meeting of the Society held on 22 January 1892.

[M. le baron F. von Mueller, de Melbourne (Australie), adresse diverses graines de végétaux qu'il juge susceptibles de pouvoir réussir dans le Sahara.]

[Baron F. von Mueller of Melbourne, Australia, sends various seeds of plants he deems likely to be able to succeed in the Sahara.]

The President, A. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, told the meeting that the seeds had, for the most part, been sent to the Governor General of Algeria, and read a letter that he had sent to the Governor-General of Algeria (see A. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire to J. Cambon, January 1892 (in this edition as M92-01-00).