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Carton no. 16, Melbourne, consulat, Serie A, Centre des Archives Diplomatiques, Nantes. 95.06.15

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Léon Dejardin, 1895-06-15. 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/1890-6/1895/95-06-15-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

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MS annotation by [Dejardin]: 'rép. le 17 transmis le 17' [replied the 17th sent the 17th]. Letter not found. For a printed version of this letter, see Home & Maroske (1997), p. 42.
S. Yarra,
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Melbourne.
15/6/95
Herewith, dear Chevalier Dejardin, I beg to offer some more fresh seeds of
Eucalyptus incrassata

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for Tunis. Among them is the seed of
Eucalyptus incrassata

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in sufficient quantity for trial culture in many parts of sandy deserts, where it would like in the hottest and driest regions of Central Australia resist the greatest of heat and dryness.
E. incrassata would provide fire wood very soon, but its chief value exists in affording the best Eucalyptus Oil by distillation. It can also be used as an antimalarian plant.
With regardful remembrance your
Ferd. von Mueller.