Ferdinand von Mueller

Melbourne bot Garden

2/2/69

I have the pleasure, dear Professor Lindberg, to respond to your kind letter of the 28. Oct.

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Letter not found.

I trust the bryological collections will have reached you before the winter,

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M shipped all his collections of mosses to Lindberg on loan by Anglesey, see M to O. Lindberg, 5 July 1868.

as at that season you could best work at them. But you may keep them for an other year, if you find so much more time necessary for the elucidation of the species. You generously send me by mail some of your excellent essays,

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There are several publications by Lindberg from this period at MEL.

for which I am truly indebted. I have in readiness some of my works for you, but they are too heavy to go by post. I will add also the two large illustrated volumes of the Flora Tasmanicae,

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J. Hooker (1860).

and endeavour to send the whole to you by the ship Essex next week. I have very much to thank you also for your great goodness in sending me such large lot of Musci and Lichenastra, which will be of immense value, coming from the hands of so experienced an observer as yourself. The Scandinavian Cotyledonar-plants will be also very acceptable. Dr Hooker sends frequently cases to me; so he is likely to send your donations soon. I intend to return you Australian phanerogams also, but amidst much heavy departmental work I may not be able to redeem this promise at once. Wishing you health & strength in the performance of your valuable scientific work, I remain, dear friend, your very regardful

Ziehen Sie es vor, dass wir unsern Briefwechsel in deutscher Sprache führen?

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Would you prefer that we continued our correspondence in German?