Document information

Physical location:

RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1882-90, f. 323. 90.07.18a

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1890-07-18 [90.07.18a]. 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/90-07-18a>, accessed April 20, 2025

18/7/90
1
Date stamped: Royal Gardens Kew 1. Sep. 90. Annotated by Thiselton-Dyer: And 1.9.90 (letter not found).
I think, you will find, dear Mr Dyer, that you have at Kew specimens of
Helipterum hyalospermum

Search for Helipterum hyalospermum in

and H. Jesseni mixed, so that it will not be necessary to send samples anew of either.
2
Annotated opposite plant names : We have both WBH. [ i.e. William Botting Hemsley ]
You will miss Prof. Oliver much, with his rare experience and great working power. I like also to be friendly remembered to him. I presume, he feels also the weight of years upon him.
3
Daniel Oliver resigned as Keeper of the Herbarium at the end of May 1890 ( Gardeners' chronicle , 7 June 1890, p. 712.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
The title to you from Germany will come some not very distant day from Germany; but to render it particularly acceptable to you, it will be given at some great University celebration.
4
See M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 20 August 1891 . Thiselton-Dyer was awarded an honorary PhD by the ‘Leopoldinisch Karolinisch German Academy of Natural History’ (i.e. the Leopoldina) 'in recognition of the great services rendered by him to botany" ( Morning post, 30 September 1891, p. 5 ) . See also M to Thiselton Dyer , 20 December 1892.
Have you a single fruit to spare of the typical
Spondias Solandri

Search for Spondias Solandri in

5
Have you ... Solandri is marked with red pencil lines in the central margin and annotated in pencil : We have only one and a section WBH.