[M. Ferd. Mueller adresse l'expression de sa gratitude pour la Société et Son Exe. le Ministre de la marine, à l'occasion de l'envoi qui lui a été fait par M. Hardy d'un couple d'Autruches d'Afrique; il annonce que malheureusement ces animaux ont péri pendant la traversée. A la lettre de M. Mueller étaient jointes des graines de Santalum acuminatum, qui lui paraît devoir réussir en Algérie.]
[Mr Ferd. Mueller expresses his gratitude to the Society and His Excellency, The Minister of Marine, on the occasion of the dispatch made to him by Mr Hardy of a pair of African ostriches; he announces that unfortunately these animals perished in transit.2 Mr Mueller’s letter was accompanied by seeds of Santalum acuminatum, which ought to succeed, it seems to him, in Algeria.]
Santalum acuminatum
Letter not found. The text given here is from Bulletin de la Société Impériale Zoologique d'Acclimatation, vol. 9 (1862), p. 429. It must have been written soon after 13 March, see n. 2.
At the meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria held on 18 March 1862 (Argus, 22 March 1862, p. 5), M reported that both birds survived the trans-shipment in Egypt, but the female died between Suez and Galle [Sri Lanka] and the male, in good condition when placed on board Northam, died before reaching Melbourne (on 13 March; see Argus, 14 March 1862, p. 4).
Please cite as “FVM-62-03-00c,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on