[Mr. Editor: — I have again to acknowledge the kindness of Baron Von Mueller, the eminent botanist of Victoria, in sending for distribution in this Kingdom a valuable lot of tree seeds.
I have placed them in the hands of J. A. Hassinger, Chief Clerk of the Interior Department, whose skill and interest in arboriculture are well known, for cataloguing and distribution. He will send seeds, free of charge, to any person applying for them. Following is a list.
Respectfully, L. McCully.
Honolulu, Feb. 23rd. 1883.
Pinus. — Excelsa, Himalaya.2
Casuarina. — Quadrivalvis.
Acacia. — Dealbata, Decurrens, Implexa, Melanoxylon, Pycnantha. Cedrus. — Deodara.
Eucalyptus. — Amygdalina, Botryoides, Cornuta, Calophylla, Capitellata, Diversicolor, Eugenioides, Gunni,3 Goniocalyx, Globulus, Hemiphloia, Haemastoma, Leucoxylon, Longifolia, Marginata, Macrorhyncha, Melliodora, Obliqua, Piperita, Pilularis, Panchiora,4 Paniculata, Resinifera, Rostrata, Siderophloia, Saligna, Sieberiana, Stuartiana, Viminalis.
Loiex. — Microcoepa.5
Abies. — Nordmonnion.6
Abies Nordmonnion
Acacia Dealbata
Acacia Decurrens
Acacia Implexa
Acacia Melanoxylon
Acacia Pycnantha
Casuarina Quadrivalvis
Cedrus Deodara
Eucalyptus Amygdalina
Eucalyptus Botryoides
Eucalyptus Calophylla
Eucalyptus Capitellata
Eucalyptus Cornuta
Eucalyptus Diversicolor
Eucalyptus Eugenioides
Eucalyptus Globulus
Eucalyptus Goniocalyx
Eucalyptus Gunni
Eucalyptus Haemastoma
Eucalyptus Hemiphloia
Eucalyptus Leucoxylon
Eucalyptus Longifolia
Eucalyptus Macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus Marginata
Eucalyptus Melliodora
Eucalyptus Obliqua
Eucalyptus Panchiora
Eucalyptus Paniculata
Eucalyptus Pilularis
Eucalyptus Piperita
Eucalyptus Resinifera
Eucalyptus Rostrata
Eucalyptus Saligna
Eucalyptus Siderophloia
Eucalyptus Sieberiana
Eucalyptus Stuartiana
Eucalyptus Viminalis
Loiex Microcoepa
Pinus Excelsa
Pinus Himalaya
Letter not found. The text given here is from a letter to the Editor, Pacific commercial advertiser (Honolulu), 24 February 1883, p. 4. It is dated to January 1883 as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to have been reported in this issue of the newspaper.
Common name 'Himalayan pine' mistaken for a latinate name?
E. gunnii?
Misreading of E. pauciflora?
Misreading of Larix microcarpa?
Misreading of Abies nordmanniana?
Please cite as “FVM-83-01-00c,” 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