19/2/90
To the Chevalier De Jardin,
Consul General for France.
A fresh lot of Saltbush seeds has just arrived, dear Consul, of which I send you the largest portion, as it is a good kind for fodder, and as it is a species, which could easily be naturalized in the drier regions of Algeria and elsewhere about the Mediterranean Sea. The name of this particular species is Atriplex spongiosum.
With regardful remembrance your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Atriplex spongiosum
For a printed version of this letter see Home & Maroske (1997), p. 27.
Please cite as “FVM-90-02-19a,” 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