The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: London ¶ 25, WILTON PLACE, S.W. ¶ Decr 21 1868 ¶ My dear Sir ¶ ¶ I send by this mail the remaining sheets of the 4th volume of the Flora Australiensis. The volume was published about ten days since a...

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RB MSS M4, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. 68.12.21

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Preferred Citation:

George Bentham to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1868-12-21. 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/68-12-21>, accessed September 11, 2025

London

25, WILTON PLACE, S.W.

Decr 21 1868

My dear Sir

I send by this mail the remaining sheets of the 4th volume of the Flora Australiensis. The volume was published about ten days since and the publishers inform me that the thirty copies for your Government were forwarded by the same channel as the previous ones I trust they will arrive safe

A box has been sent per Somersetshire containing your specimens of and other remaining Orders included in the fourth volume.

I fear it will be some little time before I shall be able to begin upon the fifth volume. I am obliged to fulfil an old engagement with Martius to work up the Brazilian

Bentham (1859-76), part 2, pp. 41-254, published 1 December 1870 (TL2).

which he now presses for and this winter a severe attack of rheumatism has much interfered with my labours When I resume the Australian Flora the remaining gamopetalous Orders and the curvembryous will take me some time. These will be followed by which I suppose are but few — still I do not think I can come to the (which come next) till next winter

I am having the (your ) figured for Hooker's Icones.

J. Hooker (1867-89), vol. 11, plate 1059 & pp. 46-7.

It is one of those provoking plants that interferes with all systematic arrangement

I hope that if you have now a little more leisure since your great Exhibition is over you will take up your projected great work on — I perceive that Australian botanists are as little satisfied as I am with my classification of the genus and am very anxious to see your cortical system properly worked out for the whole genus — It was quite impossible to do that here from dried specimens even when accompanied by the collectors notes often so vague or contradictory.

I should naturally wish you at this season of the year a merry Christmas and a happy new year but that all that will be over long before this can reach you so that I can only wish you generally health and time to continue your valuable labours

Yours very sincerely

George Bentham

Dr F. Mueller FRS