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From John Thurston to Ferdinand von Mueller   27 Jan 1883

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27. Jan 1883

My dear Sir,

I write at last moment in great haste. By s.s. 'Suva' I send you more specimens of Cycas1 — i.e. I male cone — 2. a few carpophyllum leaves of ♂ tree. leaves of ♀ tree.

You will observe [spines] on one leaf, the first I have seen, also that the carpophyllum are of the 4.2 scaled variety formerly mentioned by me.

Your note with reference to specimens of Cycas Seemannii to your London Agents3 shall have my attention as soon as the pressent4 pressures of my official business at this time of year permit. We have not yet closed the session of the Legislative Council.

Very faithfully yours

John B Thurston

Cycas Seemannii

1

See J. Thurston to M, 13 January 1883.

2

(8) interlined, seemingly in another hand.

3

Letter not found.

4

sic.

Please cite as “FVM-83-01-27b,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/83-01-27b