June 26th [186]71
Sir
I have the honor by direction of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society to thank you on their behalf for the supply of trees so kindly granted by you for planting in the Royal Park.
I am also directed to enclose you some seeds of the Martingoola2 tree which Mr John Kirkham of Bendigo has sent to the President and to request that you will be good enough to try them in one of your hot houses.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Sert
Geo Sprigg
Scy
To Dr Mueller F.R.S.
Director of the Botanic Gards
&c &c &c
editorial addition.
The published reports of the meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society held on 25 June (for example Argus, 26 June 1867, p. 5; Age (Melbourne), 26 June 1867, p. 5) spell the name this way and describe it as 'a native of Natal'. The spelling is probably a corruption of the Zulu name Amatungulu, usually identified as Carissa macrocarpa. In B76.12.07 and later editions, M has an entry for C. arduina that includes references to other species, all described as being suitable for hedge plants and yielding succulent fruit; he gave no common name.
Please cite as “FVM-67-06-26,” 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