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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-81, f. 132. 73.12.01a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-12-01 [73.12.01a]. 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/73-12-01a>, accessed September 11, 2025

Melbourne
1/12/73
The expenditure of £100, dear Mr Bentham, for the next volume
1
The Victorian Government's payment to Bentham for his work on Flora australiensis was included in the 'Additional Estimates for 1873-4', approved on 2 9 October 1873 (Victoria, Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly session 1873 , vol . 1 pp . 229 ).
has been authorized formally. If you get no intimation of its being placed at your disposal already by this mail, you will be sure to get such by the next, or if not you need only place yourself in communication with the hon. Archibald Michie, Q.C., the present Agent General of Victoria in London.
I cannot imagine what became of the Australian specimens of Bischoffia Javanic[a] and at least one Aporosa.
2
See G. Bentham to M, 24 September 1873.
Perhaps they were mislaid here, what will be pardonable through the narrowness of space here
Let me trust that you health is firm. I was much gladdened when I saw by last mail, that the 6th vol. had been brought to a conclusion by your unceasing exertions.
3
See G. Bentham to M, 24 September 1873.
As yet I have no bill of loading of the case with Haemodoraceae &c. Will you kindly enquire by what ship the return sending of that portion of the collection has been effected.
4
MS annotation, possibly by Hooker: ' K[osciusko] | July'. Cf. G. Bentham to M, 27 August 1873: 'I trust that you will have received safe the Monocotyledons which were sent I believe by the Kosciusko'. Kosciusko began to unload cargo at Williamstown on 14 October 1873 ( Argus , 15 October 1873, p. 4). The case was presumably waiting to be collected when M wrote.
Regardfully always
your
Ferd. von Mueller
Aporosa
Bischoffia Javanica
Haemodoraceae