The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. gard. ¶ 6/3 /69 ¶ ¶ By the Steamship Summersetshire, ¶ dear Dr Hooker, you will receive the 50th case of Museum-plant. It contains mainly Salsolaceae, therefore the rest of the Curvem...

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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70. f. 367. 69.03.06

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1869-03-06. 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/69-03-06>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS annotation: 'Box recd 18.v.69 | Answd [Jul] 9th'. See J. Hooker to M, 9 July 1869. See also M to J. Hooker 6 March 1869, second letter (in this edition as 69-03-06a).

Melbourne bot. gard.

6/3 /69

By the Steamship Summersetshire,

i.e. Somersetshire.

dear Dr Hooker, you will receive the 50th case of Museum-plant. It contains mainly , therefore the rest of the Curvembryonatae, with which Mr Bentham desires to commence the 5th vol. The and Rest of will follow early. Pray do not think, that I wish to burden in an unreasonable manner my commissions on you[r] department, when I venture to send you a package of Museum plants for Utrecht or Leiden (i.e. for Prof Miquel)

The fact is, that the case was not full the last morning, on which I could dispatch it to the Steamer. So I plunged the packages for Miquel in, to fill up the case. I suppose you have occasionally things to send to Leyden or Utrecht. if so, pray oblige me by forwarding mine along with yours; other wise pray hand it over to Mess Silberrad for transmission to Holland.

The Lichens I would like sent to the Rev Mr Leighton, to whom I owe a return sending for a splendid lot of British Lichens.

The Lichens ... British Lichens' is marked in the margin with a line. MS annotation: 'Sent Dr Leighton. Wrote [illegible]/69 DO [i.e. Daniel Oliver] with extract abt Lichens'.

One specimen of each species I would beg to get back. Kew can besides be well supplied as there are generally triplicates.

Always your

Ferd von Mueller

The following list that continues on p. 3 of the folio is in an unknown hand, with the exceptions noted below.

List of Plants

sent to Dr Hooker, London

Pr. Somersetshire. S.S. March 6th 69.

2. ,

3. Genera minora Salsolacearum

Salsolacearum in M's hand.

4. Kochia partim

5. " villosa

6. ,

8. I

9. " II

10. Monochl. Supplt. sine Euphorb. Proteaceis &

Thymeleis

11." " II

12. Supplt

13. Suppl.

14. Novae Angliae

15.

16.

17. Suppl.

18. , & Suppl.

19. , horrida et affinis

20. " plumosa et affinis, [&] carduacea et affinis

Professor Miquel, Utrecht

21. 320 spec. E & W. Austral. dried plants

an added collect. of plants &

120 spec. Austr. & Cape seeds

There is an ink √ in the LH margin next to this entry.

22. Mesers Groenewegen [& Co] Amsterdam Care of Mesr. Silberra[d] & Sons 5, Harp Lane, London 62 spec. Austral seeds

There is an ink √ in the LH margin next to this entry.

Lindley Library vol. V Fragm.

i.e. Royal Horticultural Society Library. There is an ink √ in the LH margin next to this entry.

Professor Bentley, London

Collection of 50 spec. of E & W Austral. plants

There is an ink √ in the LH margin next to this entry.

Dr. Berth. Seeman. London

Samoa plants

Samoa plants in M's hand. The last two lines are bracketed and annotated in D. Oliver's hand: waits at Kew.