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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, ff. 252-3. 67.01.25

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1867-01-25. 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/67-01-25>, accessed May 20, 2024

25/1/67
I am afraid, dear Dr Hooker, you will be discontent, when you see the list of things I despatched to you by "Great Britain", because I burden therewith some transit immodestly on your department. However I suppose you have some means of effecting the transmission of the 6 parcels supplemental to Baillon (Lycée Napoléon) & the parcel of feegee
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Fiji.
plants & box of orchid tubers to Dr Seeman. The mosses I would like to have named by Mitten & any not particularly valuable to him to be returned to me
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The mosses … returned to me is marked in the margin with two crosses.
36 Sp. seeds are for Kew. So also a box of Orchid tubers supplementing the sending effected by the December Mail .
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See M to J. Hooker, 25 December 1866.
The little consignments to Prof Balfour, the Horticult. Society & the Belgian Consul you will doubtless kindly arrange.
I trust you will receive the box with living plants all right, if it was only for the sake of the
It is not necessary to send any of my Fungi to the Rev Mr Berkeley, if you think that some other mycologist has more leisure to work on them. I leave this to your discretion
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The remainder of the text written by Theodor Müller.
In Doctor J. Hookers Kiste pr. Great Britain abgegangen den 25. jan. 1867 befinden sich:
[Dr J Hookers case per Great Britain, dispatched on 25 January 1867, contains:]
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Hortic. Soc. Lond.
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Belg. Consul
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Prof. Baillon
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Prof. Balfour, Edinburgh
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Theodor Müller