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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 61. 62.07.04

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1862-07-04. 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/62-07-04>, accessed April 5, 2025

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MS black-edged; M's sister Bertha died on 7 September 1861. MS annotation by [Daniel Oliver]: 'Cabinets Shelving'.
Melbourne bot. Garden
4 July 62.
My dear Sir William
I beg to enclose bill of loading of 2 cases with dried plants, shipped to your adress pr Ship Kent this day.
This consignment comprises the following orders & genera of our normal herbarium for Mr Benthams inspection in the elaboration of his Universal Australian Flora.
Case N. 5
fasc
1.
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Fumari[ac]eae
1.
Su[r]ianeae
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1.
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
-.
1
, Syno[um],
-.
1
-.
1
2
Hartighsea?
-.
1
14
3
Subtotal written at the bottom of a page and repeated at the top of the next.
fasc.
1.
Supplemental fascicles of Thalamifl.
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4
sine Brachychito
-
1.
-
1.
21
4
i.e. total for Case 5.
Case 6.
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1
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1
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1
6
5
Case 6 subtotal at foot of page, repeated at the top of the next.
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2
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1.
6
1. appears to have been inserted after the table was first completed , and the total for Case 6 not adjusted. I n the following paragraph, Hyppocrateae has been deleted before .
+ 15
Total pr "Kent"
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+ 36
The whole number of fasc now sent = 107. There is a large box full yet [in]stant of which will be sent ere long & finish with the .
Ever most regardfully
yours
Ferd.Mueller
Sir W. J. Hooker,
K.H. &c &c &c