Ferdinand von Mueller

31/5/93.

1

Date stamped Royal Gardens Kew 10. Jul. 93.

The byefollowing letter explains itself, dear Dr Dyer, and I send to you this copy,

2

The copy of M to F. Bailey, 31 May 1893 is at Kew.

that you may see, how matters are getting on as regards the continuation of the Flora Australiensis.

3

Bentham (1863-78); see Clements (1998) and Lucas (2003).

This attempted intrusion on my litterary position is a great worry to me. I am engaged, to get all notes now into order for the continuing volume, though some few years more postponement would bring the work more to finality. Sir Joseph Hooker must also feel, that hurrying on unnecessarily a supplement to the "genera"

4

Bentham & Hooker (1862-83).

would soon again need supplementing.

I cannot learn, that Dr Prentice publicly corrected his printed misstatements about the subsidies to Bentham for the Flora Australiensis notwithstanding my telegraphic demand

5

See M to C. Prentice, 4 April 1893.