The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 24/1/62 ¶ Dear Dr Hooker. ¶ ¶ I am very much delighted with the prospect of securing Nuphar, Papyrus &c for our garden through your great kindness & liberality, also much grateful for your goodness o...

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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, un-numbered letter after f. 48. 62.01.24c

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Bursinopetalum
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Coccoloba platyclada
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Villaresia
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1862-01-24 [62.01.24c]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/62-01-24c>, accessed April 29, 2025

24/1/62

Dear Dr Hooker.

I am very much delighted with the prospect of securing , &c for our garden through your great kindness & liberality, also much grateful for your goodness of sending us an addition to the supply of seeds &c which we so bountifully received from you.

I will fully report on them when arrived. I am sadly in arrear with making you sendings. I had to push the first vol of the plants of Victoria

B62.02.01.

through the press, involving much tedious original research.

The unfortunate Exploration affairs called me also away from my regular duty & so did the Exhibition

M was a member of the Exploration Committee of the Royal Society of Victoria; he was involved in the organization of the Burke & Wills Exploring Expedition, 1860-1, and gave evidence to the official inquiry into the disastrous outcome of the expedition. He was also a Commissioner for the Victorian Exhibition of 1861.

But after issuing now my annual report

B62.03.01.

I shall be able to go on regularly as I do not intend to travel this summer for any length of time.

I had the from Mr Moore & directed his attention to it as a new & rare & interesting plant. I did not know where to put it altho ought to have told me.

I gladly avail myself of your offer to secure out of the good Prof Henslows relics the following works for my private library.

The list of books cannot be found. See also M to J. Hooker, 25 March 1862.

The others I already possess.

ever dear Dr Hooker

faithfully

your

Ferd Mueller

I hope will ere long flourish with you. It strikes with the greatest readiness, so that the plant will now no doubt soon be in all gardens conservatories.