Is there any means of obtaining the extraordinar plants, which form such a prominent feature in the landscape of the Canary Islands? I mean Euphorbia Canariensis, Cacalia Kleinii, Dracaena, Draco, Quercus Canariensis, Hedera Canariensis &c. All would thrive so well in this country.
With kindest regards
Ferd Mueller.
I shall send a good collection of seeds by next mail, from this autumnal harvest. Did the orchids arrive & [grow]1
Cacalia Kleinii
Dracaena Draco
Euphorbia Canariensis
Hedera Canariensis
Quercus Canariensis
See M to J. Hooker, 6 December 1865 (in this edition as 65-12-06a).
MS annotation by Hooker: 'Received [Jy] 1866 without date / JH'
Dated to May 1866 on the basis of month of arrival at Kew and reference to autumn seed harvest. The ‘parcel of seeds, 238 species’ mentioned in M to J. Hooker, 28 May 1866 (in this edition as 66-06-28b) is likely to be the transmission anticipated here, supporting a date of May 1866 for this fragment.
Please cite as “FVM-66-05-00e,” 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