[Dr. Ferd Mueller, of the Botanic Garden, Melbourne, writes to the effect that he "would be glad to receive fresh, well-ripened, carefully dried and packed Pine seeds of any sorts, in exchange for Australian seeds, from any European garden, in quantity". Dr. Mueller's object is to establish the different species of Firs from various parts of the globe in masses, with the view to their final naturalisation in Australian forests.]
Letter not found. The text given here is from Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette, 4 November 1865, p. 1034. The letter is dated to September as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to be reported in this issue.
Please cite as “FVM-65-09-00e,” 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