From Joseph Hooker1    March 1878

 

[…]2 either the Society or the Garden just now.

I have written for Tussock Grass seed if it is to be had from the Hebrides (not Shetlands) The last accounts I had from there were very bad; the larva of a large Moth was devastating the Tussocks, & rot followed their borings. I do not in the least believe that you can grow it in Victoria, except perhaps high at the Alps but you shall have seed if I can get it.

A thousand thanks for the West Australian seeds, which are most acceptable. They arrived last night.

Ever my dear Mueller

Very sincerely yr

Jos D Hooker

MS embossed with the crest of the Royal Gardens Kew.
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Please cite as “FVM-78-03-00,” 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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/78-03-00