Oct. 6 /80
My dear Von Mueller
The Livistona has arrived & seemingly in very good order.1 We are having it potted & shall do our best to bring it round & shall let you know the result.
Very likely the Palms are, like the tree ferns, divisible into those that will, & those that will not stand that sort of "heroic" treatment.
We are constantly shifting our Palms in the Palm House from pots to tubs & from these to bigger tubs, & we find that some are killed by the process, others not.
I am extremely obliged for the Palm specimens, which are great prizes.
Ever sincerely yr
Jos. D. Hooker
The big tree fern trunk (D. antarctica) which you sent some 6 years ago is a splendid sight, & the Todea goes on magnificently.
Dicksonia antarctica
Livistona
Todea
Please cite as “FVM-80-10-06,” 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 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/80-10-06