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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-10-23.
    ¶ It is proposed to issue here as in many European countries collections of indigenous plants for public instruction and in connection with the works under publication, as the best means to diffuse i...
    • Guillaume III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-10-28.
      ¶ We, Guillaume ¶ William, Willem. ¶ ¶ III, King of the Neherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand ¶ ¶ Duke of Luxembourg &c &c &c have found it good and reasonable to name as Officer in Our Order ...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1873-11-??.
        ¶ As in some instances the experiment of transplanting aged Cycad stems has failed through internal decay, I wish to relate the experience of Mr. Fitzalan on the subject—the gentleman who first, at m...
        • Eugene Fitzalan to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-11-??.
          ¶ When I sent you the first lot, I kept seven myself (from 3 to 4 feet high). Of these two made leaves in about six months, remained green for a month or more, and then decayed away. The others remai...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société d'Acclimatation, Paris, 1873-11-??.
            [The Society is offered: ¶ (1) On the part of Baron Von Mueller and Mr Thozet, various species of seeds of Australian plants; ¶ …]...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Societe d'Acclimatation, Paris, 1873-11-??.
              ¶ [Baron von Mueller, director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden, announces the dispatch of a box of seeds of ¶ Seaforthia elegans ¶ and ¶ Livistona ¶ ( ¶ Coryp ¶ ha ¶ ) ¶ ¶ australis ¶ , ¶ two ...
              • Felix Clewett to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-11-01.
                Telamon, Springsure ¶ November 1st 1873 ¶ Baron Von Mueller ¶ Melbourne ¶ Dear Baron...
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1873-11-01.
                  Melbourne botanic Garden, ¶ 1/11/73 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday ¶ Letter not found, but the file cover on M's letter reveals the subject-matter: ...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1873-11-05.
                    Melbourne ¶ 5/11/73. ¶ ¶ I thought to have been able, dear Dr Hooker, to have sent you some prints by this mail, but a short essay on plants of the New Hebrides, containing 4 or 5 new species, it ¶ ...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-11-05.
                      Melbourne ¶ 5/11/73 ¶ ¶ I was gratified at the receipt of the proof pages, dear Mr Bentham, concerning the rest of the Orchideae and Irideae, ¶ and I trust that your strength & spirit will remain un...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London, 1873-11-06.
                        FORM OF RECOMMENDATION ¶ FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. ¶ Robert Fitzgerald, Esqr, of Sydney, Deputy Surveyor General of New South Wales ¶ a gentleman attached to the study of Natural ...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Filippo Parlatore, 1873-11-06.
                          Botanical Museum Melbourne ¶ 6 November 1873. ¶ Professer Parlatore ¶ at Florence ¶ Dear honoured colleague,...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1873-11-06.
                            Private ¶ Melbourne ¶ 6/11/73. ¶ ¶ I felt sure, dear Dr Hooker, that you would support my view of declining on principle a transfer of my services to the University, even if a vacancy had occurred, w...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Decaisne, 1873-11-06.
                              Melbourne 6/11/73. ¶ ¶ Allow me, honored and venerable friend, to send you a few fragments of Stipa ¶ ¶ teretifolia Steudel ¶ ¶ (Diplachne ¶ ¶ stipoides ¶ Error forDichelachne stipoides? ¶ ¶ J. H...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Buchanan, 1873-11-07.
                                Melbourne, ¶ 7/11/73 ¶ ¶ Let me acknowledge, dear Mr Buchanan ¶ your kindness of sending me the Glumaceae &c on behalf of Dr Hector, to whom I beg to express my best thanks. I will look over them wi...
                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Buchanan, 1873-11-07.
                                  Melbourne ¶ 7/11/73. ¶ ¶ After my work for the outgoing European mail was completed, dear Mr Buchanan, ¶ I looked more closely over your specimens, and I found that you ¶ did ¶ send 2 small branch...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Asa Gray, 1873-11-07.
                                    Melbourne ¶ 7/11/73 ¶ ¶ Allow me to ask you, dear Dr Gray, whether of poor Horace Mann's collections of Hawaian plants still any are available through purchase or other wise. The reason for this ince...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Lewis Bernays, 1873-11-08.
                                      Melbourne, November 8, 1873. ¶ ¶ I gladly reply to the questions of your letter received this day, ¶ dear Mr Bernays. ¶ ¶ 1. The Cycadeae are not represented in Victoria. In a few months you will h...
                                      • the Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-11-20.
                                        Mexican Society ¶ of Natural History ¶ ¶ This Society, taking into account the merit, learning and further qualities that come together in Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller have decided to nominate him as ...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-11-25.
                                          Memorandum ¶ ¶ The drying and preparing of plants in the Laboratory has been continued as usual since the beginning of July, and the Attendant working there since that time has been acting there as s...
                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Goyder, 1873-11-26.
                                            ¶ [Poisonous plants, Reports on ¶ According to a report inBorder watch(Mount Gambier, SA), 3 December 1873, p. 2, M's telegram was in reply toatelegram,G. Goyder to M,24 November1873, and stated: 'He...
                                            • Robert Fitzgerald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-11-28.
                                              Survey Office ¶ 28th Novr. 73 ¶ Sydney ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ In former letters I referred to a Passiflora I was very anxious to procure for you. ¶ It was at one time very plentiful in a gully at Pittwate...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1873-12-??.
                                                ¶ Among the Restiaceae last sent by Mr. Buchanan ¶ is a female specimen of the tall species peculiar to the Chatham Islands. ¶ Unexpectedly it shows this plant to belong to, the nucular, not the ca...
                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys, 1873-12-??.
                                                  ¶ The deep interest Your Excellency has shown, as president ¶ ¶ of the French Acclimatisation Society, in the extension of forest culture in Algeria, leads me to point out to you that, under your a...
                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1873-12-01.
                                                    Melbourne ¶ 1/12//73 ¶ ¶ I was pleasingly surprised, dear Dr Hooker, when the last month's mail brought me the fascicle of the Bot Magazine, in which the (new) Phylidraceous plant was figured. ¶ I h...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-12-01.
                                                      Botanic Museum ¶ Melbourne, 1st Decbr. 1873 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to sanction the transmission of the sum of £100 (One hundred pounds), voted for the publica...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-12-01.
                                                        Melbourne ¶ 1/12/73 ¶ ¶ The expenditure of £100, dear Mr Bentham, for the next volume ¶ The Victorian Government's payment to Bentham for his work onFlora australiensiswasincluded in the 'AdditionalE...
                                                        • Alexander Wallis to James Francis, 1873-12-01.
                                                          Memo ¶ ¶ I beg to make the following remarks in reply to the Govt. Botanist's memorandum of the 25.11.73, and those of his assistant and attendant appended thereto. ¶ After the Government had decide...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Barlee, 1873-12-03.
                                                            Melbourne ¶ 3/12/73 ¶ ¶ Not without apprehension, dear Mr Barlee, do I think of poor Giles ¶ Ernest Giles, who was undertaking his second exploration west of the overland telegraphline, following up ...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ferdinand von Krauss, 1873-12-04.
                                                              Melbourne, ¶ 4 December 1873. ¶ ¶ I cannot remember with certainty, noble friend, whether I announced already with last month's mail ¶ that a new consignment will be dispatched to you in January. It...
                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-12-05.
                                                                Melbourne ¶ 5/12/73 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you, that I am anxious, if you approve of it, to proceed for a few days to the Upper Yarra Ranges, to institute there — so far as my present s...
                                                                • William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-12-05.
                                                                  Chief Secretary's Office ¶ Melbourne 5th December 1873. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ Referring to your memorandum of the 25 ult. ¶ M to J. Francis, 25 November 1873. ¶ ¶ I am directed by the Honble the Chief Secretar...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1873-12-06.
                                                                    Melbourne ¶ 6/12/73. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, ¶ W. Odgers to M,5 December 1873. ¶ ¶ and beg in reply to inform you, that in accordance with...
                                                                    • Mariano Bárcena to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-12-12.
                                                                      Mexican Society for Natural History ¶ National Museum ¶ ¶ At the meeting of the 25 September last you were proposed for membership of this Society by the following members: Don Antonia del Castillo, ...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1873-12-17.
                                                                        ¶ [about plants — rfd ¶ to Buchanan]....
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Steavenson, 1873-12-17.
                                                                          [Calls attention to state of Road Marysville to Woods Point.] ¶ Annotated in 'Where referred to' column:'[…] 19/12'. M had just returned to Melbourne from a journey to the mountains; see M to J. Franc...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-12-17.
                                                                            Melbourne ¶ 17/12/73 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you, that I have returned this day from my Departmental journey to the northern sources of the Yarra, ¶ M had left on this journey on 11 Dece...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Skene, 1873-12-22.
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                                                                              • Henry Meyler to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-12-23.
                                                                                Winchelsea ¶ 23rd December 1873 ¶ Baron F. Von Mueller, ¶ Government Botanist of Victoria ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ I beg leave to enclose portion of a plant by which two valuable horses, the property of Mr Wi...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-12-24.
                                                                                  ¶ [a/c for travelling &c expenses] ¶ This letter was initialled by the Chief Secretary and returned to M on27 December 1873.M had recently returned from a brief journey to the mountains; see M to J. ...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Steavenson, 1873-12-24.
                                                                                    ¶ [For pass to Wodonga. ¶ Vic. Annotated in 'Where referred to' column: 'US 31/1[2]'. ¶ ]...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1873-12-24.
                                                                                      ¶ [Proposes to examine vegetation of northern slopes of Australian Alps for free railway pass to Albury] ¶ This letter was referred to the Railway's office on 30 December 1873 minuted: 'to issue pass...
                                                                                      • Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                        ¶ Thus the fields in the vicinity of my present dwelling, a newly broken soil — peaty heath — with wonderful humus, form for us rye heads with 3- even 4-flowered heads, so that a full head contains 7...
                                                                                        • Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                          ¶ Peduncles 2 ft erect the flowering parts above the top leaves of plant Plant 4 ft or a little more high I send you the top of a leaf on which there were ten more pinnae leaf more than 2 ft long ¶ I...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Messrs Stuart & Mein, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                            ¶ You are quite correct in your surmises that the new perennial Australian Spinach was first brought by myself into culture, and first introduced by me into Europe. The plant was discovered by Sir J....
                                                                                            • [Annie Richards] to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                              ¶ These I have numberd I should like to know the names of if it will not be giving you to much truble ¶ No 1....
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Bacchus, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                                The menyanthus trifoliata, about which you will see some notes in my essay, published by the Acclimatisation Society two years ago, ¶ B72.13.02, p. 324. ¶ would act internally as an anthelmintic. I i...
                                                                                                • Thomas Ware to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                                  Chief Secretary's Office, ¶ Melbourne, ¶ ¶ 23rd Oct. ¶ ¶ 187 ¶ 4 ¶ Sir, ¶ I have the honor, by direction of ¶ ¶ Mr Ramsay ¶ Mr Ramsaywritten overthe Chief Secretarydeleted. ¶ ¶ to transmit herewit...
                                                                                                  • Annie Richards to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1874-??-??.
                                                                                                    ¶ A few specimens of Oldia ¶ OoldeaSoak, SA. ¶ ¶ large flowering Mallee. ¶ ¶ I beg'd these for you, but they are such poor things I fear they will be of no use. Should we be here next winter will t...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1874-01-??.
                                                                                                      ¶ [Requisition Venetian Blinds] ¶ Requisitionapproved and returned to Mon12 January 1874....
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