Since April last Cinchona Calisaya has been continually flowering at Berwick (38° S,), near Port Philip — plants raised by me and given to a local intelligent settler, Mr. Robinson. It has thrice braved mild frosts. We have much warmer regions in East Gippsland.
F. v. Mueller.
Cinchona Calisaya
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Home Correspondence', Gardeners' chronicle, 3 November 1877, p. 565 (B77.11.01). It is headed 'Cinchona in Australia'. The letter is dated to late September as the latest likely date for it to have been written and included in this issue. See G. Robinson to M, 16 August 1877.
Please cite as “FVM-77-09-00b,” 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