Melbourne
28/9/86.
Prof. Th. Kirk, F.L.S.
Conservator of N. Z. forests,
Wellington
Dear Sir
In continuation of former sendings1 I have the honor no[w]2 to forward the following seeds
| Eucalyptus | marginata 33 [lbs] |
|
" |
Leucoxylon [20 lbs] |
|
" |
regnans [10 lbs] |
|
" |
Gunnii [6 lbs]3 |
all fresh collected, despatched by the Steamer "Waihora".
The remaining qua[ntities] of the seeds of E. Leuc[oxylon] and E. regna[ns] to complete the orde[r] will be sent in abo[ut] a fortnight.
I have the honor [to be]
Sir, your obedien[t]
Ferd. von M[ueller]
Eucalyptus Gunnii
Eucalyptus Leucoxylon
Eucalyptus marginata
Eucalyptus regnans
See M to T. Kirk, 5 July 1886; M to T. Kirk, 13 July 1886; M to T. Kirk, 27 July 1886 (in this edition as 86-07-27a); and M to T. Kirk, 7 September 1886 (in this edition as 86-09-07a).
MS damaged around edges by fire.
Where weights of seed are missing as a result of fire, they have been restored from information given in the letter register (LS/53/12 letter register, no. 481, Forests and Agricultural Branch, National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington).
Please cite as “FVM-86-09-28,” 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