Ferdinand von Mueller

7/2/83.

I am delighted to hear, dear Mr Ramsay, of your projected visit to Europe, which to you as a born Australian, who never crossed the Equator before, must have particular charms, especially as you will become personally then acquainted with many of your zoolog. Correspondents. Gladly do I enclose a note for introduction to the celebrated and venerable Prof. Agardh.

1

See also M to J. Agardh, 7 February 1883 (in this edition as 83-02-07b).

Furthermore I send some cards, which will do service for introducing you on any place to men of science.

I will let the Swedish Captain here and besides also Prof Tullberg of Upsala know, that you are bringing the Ceratodus yourself.

2

See M to E. Ramsay, 29 January 1883.

I envey you for all your new Papuan treasures. Goldie has still £30 from me out of my private purse, yet for years I got nothing from him.

I live too far from the Bay,

3

Hobson's Bay, Port Melbourne.

to come on Board of the Steamer, to see you there with any chance of meeting you; but as I am on most days always at my office, you would be sure, deo volente,

4

God willing.

to find me at my poor place, after you are in our port, and I should like much to shake hands with you before you proceed to Europe.

5

Ramsay left Sydney for Naples on 2 March on Liguria which arrived in Melbourne on 4 March and 'cleared out' on 6 March 1883 (Age, 5 March 1883, p. 2; Argus, 7 March 1883, p. 4). It is not known whether M and Ramsay met in Melbourne, but Ramsay had been given a box of water plants to take to M; see K. Bennett to M, 26 February 1883 (in this edition as 83-02-26d).