[Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, the government botanist of Australia,1 has kindly sent us seeds of Eucalyptus gomphocephala, the "Tooart" of West Australia; Eucalyptus cosmophylla; Bambusa Tulda, from India; Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, the new Chinese swamp pine; and Arundinaria falcata, one of the hardy Himalayan Bamboos. An accompanying pamphlet on the "Maintenance, Creation and Enrichment of Forests"2 will receive early notice.3]
Arundinaria falcata
Bambusa Tulda
Glyptostrobus heterophyllus
Eucalyptus cosmophylla
Eucalyptus gomphocephala
M was never the official government botanist for Australia; his appointment was with the Government of Victoria.
B79.13.06.
Reviewed in the next issue, p. 320.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Seeds from Australia', California horticulturist and floral magazine, vol. 9, p. 285. It is dated to June as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to be reported in the September issue of the journal.
Please cite as “FVM-79-06-00d,” 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