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From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector   24 Jan 1873

Melbourne bot Garden

24/1/73

I send you, dear Dr Hector, fresh seeds of three species of Kentia from Lord Howe's Island, which will thrive in your forest groves or other sheltered localities along with your own Kentia sapida. They are stately plants and not easily obtained. The description I gave in the 7th vol. of fragm. phytogr. Austr.1

Always your friend

Ferd von Mueller

I shall require various seeds from you by & bye.

F.M.

Kentia sapida

1

K. belmoreana, K. canterburyana, K. mooreana: B70.04.01, pp. 99-102.

2

MS annotation: 'Ansd. 4.2.73'. See J. Hector to M, 4 February 1873.

Please cite as “FVM-73-01-24,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/73-01-24