The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot garden ¶ 25/3/73 ¶ ¶ From the enclosed telegram ¶ you will perceive, dear Dr Hooker, that the hon. W. H. Walsh, the Minister of the Lands Department of Queensland, would have sent me a...

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RBG Kew. Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller. 1871-81. ff. 81-82. 73.03.25

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1873-03-25. 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/73-03-25>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS annotation by Hooker: 'Oliver | And [prt] 8/73'. Letter not found, but see M to J. Hooker, 8 September 1873 (in this edition as 73-09-08b).

Melbourne bot garden

25/3/73

From the enclosed telegram

Telegram not found.

you will perceive, dear Dr Hooker, that the hon. W. H. Walsh, the Minister of the Lands Department of Queensland, would have sent me a set of Dr Tates

Thomas Tate.

plant from Mr Hann's recent expedition in the extremest N. E. of Australia, had my wish become timely known to the hon. Gentleman. I not even yet am aware, whether those plants went to you,

MS annotation by Hooker: 'not arrived' and linked by a line to 'after Aug 8 which is under the annotation in note 1.

but I anticipate so, altho' I shall not learn so in time for this months mail. You can easily understand that I am anxious to keep the Australian material for working here as complete as circumstances ever will permit; and I venture therefore to ask you, whether with your usual liberality you will let me have a set of any of the duplicates.

MS annotation by Hooker, in pencil but underlined with two lines in ink: 'Oliver'.

Having been myself in tropical Australia for nearly two years, and having maintained Dallachy at Rockinghams Bay for eight years or more I am particularly anxious to have a look on Dr Tate's plant. I do not expect, that they will contain much novelty, but they are of course particularly interesting concerning the range of the species. I am most anxious to make a return gift in any way, you desire; and may thus again mention, that whenever large lot of spare plants of any species exist in the collections forwarded from time to time to Mr Bentham you may freely avail yourself of such not only for Kew, but also for your correspondents.

I am under a new obligation to you by your kindly sending me your own copy of G Reichenbach's Xenia.

Reichenbach (1858-1900); see M to J. Hooker, 12 August 1872 (in this edition as 72-08-12a), and M to J. Hooker, December 1872 (in this edition as 72-12-00a).

I feel quite ashamed to accept it, particularly as I am not able to make an adequate counterpresent. However I thank you much, and have used the work to advantage already, having seen for instance now that my is quite distinct from the Indian species, and that G. Reichenbach's Eria! lim[eo]nophylox

Eria limanophylox?

is an .

My is just pushing leaves after having been planted fully 6 month ago. I have had Natal [s] dormant for four years; and finally on application of strong bottom heat started them yet into growth. Your may require it particularly, because it has been 4 month (if not longer) out of the ground, when you got it.

See M to J. Hooker, 7 August 1872.

This week our new Governor, Sir Geo Bowen, is to arrive; whether I am to find in him an other Sir Henry Barkly future will prove. Your illustration of the in the bot Magazine recently,

J. Hooker (1865-1904), vol. 98, t. 6008, the final plate for the 1872 volume.

comes very much to my advantage, as you kindly quoted the fragmenta and I can show his Excellency the number, containing the plant. It will be a nice introduction to him.

Always with kind regards

Ferd. von Mueller

I have found out that , , , , , , , , occur in Australia.

Our friend the hon. George Macleay brought the case with your deciduous trees, so kindly sent by you. Many suffered on the way, but I will endeavour to bring them round.