To William Odgers1    8 June 1879

In accordance with the wish of Consul Playfair, a collection of samples of Eucalyptus-seeds, comprising 13 of the best timber species correctly named, is forwarded herewith, in order that the principal kinds, recommended in the reports from this colony (including also a former document of my own) may be raised under Consul Playfairs care for a normal collection, to which I can subsequently contribute as occasion arises.

Ferd. von Mueller

 

8/6/79.2

1
On 6 June, Odgers instructed that a letter dated 7 April from the British Consul General in Algeria, R. L. Playfair, which thanked the Chief Secretary for 'information re Australian Trees' and asked 'for a small quantity of the seed' be forwarded to M. The file was sent to M the next day and M's reply appears on the cover sheet of the file.
2
M's letter and the packet of seeds were forwarded to the Governor's Private Secretary on 10 June and the seeds were forwarded to Playfair the same day.

Please cite as “FVM-79-06-08d,” 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 24 March 2023, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/79-06-08d