[Dr Mueller also laid before the council a letter he had received from Dr. Saenger, of Moscow, in answer to one which he had written1 making inquiries about the possibility of procuring from there ova of the sturgeon, for introduction to Australian waters. Dr. Saenger is of opinion that the attempt would almost certainly fail, but promised to make further inquiries into the matter.]
Letter not found.
Letter not found. For the text given here, see report of the meeting of the council of the Acclimatisation Society held on 7 February 1865 (Age, 9 February 1865, p. 5). The letter is dated to November 1864 as the latest likely date that it could have been written to reach Melbourne in early February.
Please cite as “FVM-64-11-00d,” 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