[In your issue of the 4th inst, your correspondent asks information as to the culture of sesame. I had a few seeds last year from Dr. Mueller; they did not germinate.]1
The writer, who has not been further identified, reports receiving seeds from elsewhere that will be planted in September. The letter describes the uses of the seed for producing 'teel oil', where it has been seen growing, and asks readers for seeds of some other plants.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Yeoman notes and queries. Sesame seed, &c', Australasian (Melbourne), 8 August 1868, p. 185, a letter to the editor from 'Rustomgee', writing from Hamilton, Vic.
Please cite as “FVM-67-00-00l,” 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