The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Colonial Botanists Office. ¶ Department of Agriculture, ¶ Brisbane, ¶ October 17th ¶ 188 ¶ 9 ¶ Baron Ferd von Mueller K C M G &c ¶ Government Botanist Melbourne...

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RB MSS M31, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 89.10.17a

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Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-10-17 [89.10.17a]. 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/89-10-17a>, accessed April 20, 2025

MS annotation by M: 'Recd & answ 21/10/89'. Letter not found. Bailey in his register of letters and packets despatched (Herbarium Department, Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane) recorded this letter as having been sent on 16 October.

Colonial Botanists Office.

Department of Agriculture,

Brisbane, October 17th 1889

Baron Ferd von Mueller K C M G &c

Government Botanist Melbourne

Victoria

Dear Baron

I have just received a letter from that excellent mycologist Dr M. C. Cooke of London, — In which he refers to publishing a monograph of our Australian Fungi but as he tells me that he has also addressed to you

See M. Cooke to M, 1 September 1889.

a similar letter I need not quote its contents. It would be of very great advantage to each of the colonies for a work of this kind to be published and no one is so well qualified for the work as Dr Cooke. You will I hope see what can be done for it by Victoria you being the head of the botanical world in Australasia and if you would then form some plan I could see what help could be rendered by Queensland I should recommend that each of the Colonies agreed to take a certain number of copies at a given price say 30/- each — I would like you however to make the first move in the matter. — To the Horticulturist & Agriculturalist such a work is of the highest importance So let us hope it will be carried out —

Yours very truly

Fredk Manson Bailey

MS is filed with a bundle of letters to M about the publication of M. C. Cooke's Handbook of Australian fungi (1892). The letters are inside a folded sheet annotated by M: 'Drawings of Fungs by G. Massee 1889.' No drawings found. See also G. Massee to M, 7 May 1888 (in this edition as 88-05-07b), G. Massee to M, 22 April 1889 and G. Massee to M, 12 August 1889.