To Thomas Kirk   28 September 1886

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]

1
See M to T. Kirk, 5, 13 and 27 July and 7 September 1886.
2
MS damaged around edges by fire.
3
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 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-09-28