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RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXV, Australian and Pacific letters 1859-65, letter no. 165. 63.04.29a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1863-04-29 [63.04.29a]. 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/63-04-29a>, accessed April 19, 2025

29/4/63.
My dear Sir William
I write again by the Great Britain to inform you, that I placed on board of that fine ship Case N 11., containing for your inspection all my normal collections & duplicates (yet available) of Australian ferns, for Dr Bootts examination the Australian Carices & Unciniae of my collection and for Mr Bentham's use 3 fascicles of miscellaneous
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, supplementing species of genera previously sent, also all
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e & Gastrolobia.
On the production by any of your emissaries of the byefollowing authority the case will be delivered freightfree, Mr Bright having with his usual kindness allowed it to pass without payment.
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Presumably C. E. Bright, a shipping agent, whose firm handled the arrangements for Great Britain. The 'authority' has not been found.
In the cases are also a parcel of seed for Mr N B Ward for Chelsea garden & 6 small lots of seeds for Edw. Wilson Esq. Pall[e]mall[e],
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The Reform Club is in Pall Mall, London.
Reform club. These perhaps you would be so kind to cause to be forwarded.
Probably by next mail the remittance of the second £100- - to Mr Bentham will be effected.
Ever in profound regard
yours
Ferd Mueller.
Duplicates may be retained, as you know.
What is the best method for poisoning the herbarium plants? Is Balfours recipe the best?