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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius von Haast, 1884-03-07.
    7/3/84 ¶ ¶ You are always so magnanimous and kind, noble friend, and to invite me on a tour of the mountains in New Zealand, which I would very gladly undertake were the new Civil Service Commission ...
    • the Freies Deutsches Hochstift to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-03-18.
      The Free German Academy ¶ for Sciences, Arts and general Culture in ¶ Goethe's parental home ¶ to Director Ferd von Mueller, Baronet ¶ Melbourne...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolpho Möller, 1884-03-21.
        21/3/84 ¶ ¶ As it seems, respected Mr Möller, that a publisher there for a Portuguese edition of my ¶ Select plants ¶ through a translation is not going to be easily found by you, I should like to ...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Bernhard Perthes, 1884-04-??.
          ¶ Enclosed I presume to send you, esteemed Mr Perthes, a newspaper clipping that contains my inaugural address to the Victorian Branch of the Geographical Society of Australia. It may be noted that I...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Krichauff, 1884-04-01.
            1/4/84 ¶ ¶ Today the post brings me the enclosed card, dear Krichauff, for the good old Mr Fischer, ¶ Krichauff's father-in-law, Ludwig Fischer.Card not found. ¶ ¶ from Garden Inspector Ohrt, who wr...
            • Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-04-02.
              2 April 84 ¶ Memo No. 1098 ¶ ¶ Referring to previous correspondence respecting the presentation of the giant todea fern to the Botanical Gardens at St Petersburgh I beg to request the Government Bota...
              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1884-04-03.
                Melbourne, ¶ 3. April 1884. ¶ T. R. Wilson Esqr, ¶ Under Secretary. ¶ Sir....
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to [Bernhard Perthes], 1884-04-20.
                  20/4/84. ¶ ¶ It is very regrettable for me to hear, highly esteemed Sir, that the excellent Dr Behm was in poor health when my last letter arrived over there. Undoubtedly this busy savant overworked ...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-04-20.
                    20/4/84. ¶ ¶ As you quite correctly remark, dear Mr Tepper, your plants from Kangaroo Island ¶ can only be welcome as from an unusual locality; unfortunately you were there in the most unfavourable ...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to [Bernhard Perthes], 1884-05-03.
                      3/5/84 ¶ ¶ With deep pain, highly esteemed Sir, have I heard of the news of the death of Professor Behm. With the demise of this excellent savant, geographical science has suffered a great loss, that...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-05-07.
                        7/5/84 ¶ ¶ Let me hope, dear Mr Tepper, that you will ¶ draw ¶ ¶ Drosera aphylla ¶ in bloom very accurately in this season. In my quarto volume ¶ Plants of Victoria ¶ there is a detailed drawin...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-05-17.
                          17/5/84 ¶ ¶ Best thanks for all your kindly communications, respected Mr Tepper, and for the manifold manner in which you honour me. Your MS work that you sent to the Linnean Society with the illustr...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius von Haast, 1884-05-19.
                            19/5/84 ¶ ¶ For a very long time, dear friend, I have not put pen to paper with such great delight as today, to congratulate you most sincerely for the high and well-deserved honour that was bestowed...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-05-27.
                              27/5/84 ¶ ¶ Your must regard me as a thoughtless person, respected Mr Tepper, since as it now turns out I have not yet thanked you for the ethnological objects and kinds of gum &c. ¶ ¶ ¶ Sometimes...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1884-06-10.
                                10/6/84. ¶ ¶ By the mail steamer that brings this letter, highly esteemed Professor, a parcel of algae will also go to you. It contains the results of the last longer excursions of the excellent Mr J...
                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-06-12.
                                  12/6/84. ¶ ¶ I have tried in vain, dear Mr Tepper, to learn about the inner structure of the flowers of the leafless ¶ Drosera ¶ from the specimen sent in alcohol. ¶ The plant was probably already...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolpho Möller, 1884-06-13.
                                    13/6/84 ¶ ¶ For several months I have been suffering from chest complaints, my parents died prematurely from phthisis and I had to emigrate to a warmer climate myself, dear Mr Möller, and I became so...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-06-17.
                                      17/6/84. ¶ ¶ I have read with great interest your essay on Kangaroo Island, ¶ very respected Mr Tepper, which is cleverly written like all that comes from your active mind. I should particularly lik...
                                      • William Landsborough to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-06-24.
                                        Loch Lamerough Caloundra ¶ Mooloolah P.O. Queensland ¶ June 24 1884 ¶ My Dear Baron von Mueller ¶ ¶ After the great exertions you have made in leaving no stone unturned in trying to discover the fate...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1884-06-29.
                                          29/6/84. ¶ ¶ With this mail, highly esteemed Professor, there will go off to you about half a hundred algae from the vicinity of the Swan River (Rottnest Island) ¶ , where they were brought together ...
                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolf Engler, 1884-06-29.
                                            29/6/84 ¶ ¶ Some weeks ago, highly esteemed Professor, I wrote to the lady in Dunedin ¶ who wished to give you a glass case with New Zealand Ferns, saying to her that I am very gladly prepared to un...
                                            • Joseph Sutherland to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-06-30.
                                              Melbourne ¶ June 30 84 ¶ Baron Von Mueller ¶ Government Botanist ¶ Sir...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-07-04.
                                                4/7/84. ¶ ¶ There is always difficulty with the naming of the ¶ Xerotes ¶ species, dear Mr Tepper, when you do not have flowers of both sexes and ripe fruits. ¶ 1323 a garden escape, South African ...
                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to [Gustav Reichenbach], 1884-07-07.
                                                  7/7/84 ¶ ¶ It does not require my assurance, highly esteemed Professor, that I was highly pleased when I heard of the acquisition of the special gold medal of His Excellency the Minister of Domains, ...
                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-07-14.
                                                    14/7/84 ¶ ¶ The fern spores that I have sent you, dear Mr Tepper, will certainly be welcome to you for scattering along the stream above the large waterfall. They are fresh and must be sown immediate...
                                                    • James Roberts to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-07-30.
                                                      York Nursery Kew ¶ July 30th 84 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ Your note to hand this morning ¶ about time you would receive my letter & parcel ¶ with fl ¶ stem & fruit. I have another plant and I think will fl...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ferdinand von Krauss, 1884-08-09.
                                                        9/8/84 ¶ ¶ Now at last after a very long time something is ready again for your museum, noble friend; so that the consignment can be sent in the course of the next week with the steamer departing the...
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ferdinand von Krauss, 1884-08-19.
                                                          19/8/84 ¶ ¶ The things for you, noble friend, will go today on board the steamship ¶ Chimborazzo ¶ to be despatched to Messrs. Watson & Scull, who are instructed to deliver it to you free of charge...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ferdinand von Krauss, 1884-08-20.
                                                            20/8/84 ¶ ¶ It gives me particular pleasure, highly esteemed professor, to introduce to you a particular fellow countryman and dear friend of mine, Mr Friedrich Messner, who after long mercantile bus...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1884-08-29.
                                                              29/8/84 ¶ ¶ It has been such a while, dear Mr Holtze, since I got new material for the Australian flora from you, that the thought crossed my mind that you might be ill or that you don't feel free in...
                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Gartenflora, 1884-09-??.
                                                                The flora of the state of Perak in the British East Indies is as yet almost unknown, so it is of great interest that the missionaries Mr. Tenison Woods and Mr. Scortechini are exploiting it now. The l...
                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Bolander, 1884-09-08.
                                                                  8/9/84 ¶ ¶ On 2 February of last year, respected fellow countryman, you wrote me a very friendly letter ¶ that I answered on 13 March 1883. ¶ Since then I have heard nothing more from you and perha...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Albert Grunow, 1884-09-12.
                                                                    12/9/84. ¶ ¶ I am very glad to hear directly from you, highly esteemed Mr Grunow, what was already made known to me indirectly by Professor Van Huerck, ¶ that you will visit Australia and so also Me...
                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Albert Grunow, 1884-09-12.
                                                                      12/9/84. ¶ ¶ I have already written to Nouméa, highly esteemed Mr Grunow, ¶ that I look forward very much to be able to greet you personally in Melbourne, hoping that my many months of chest complai...
                                                                      • Jacob Agardh to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-09-14.
                                                                        Lund 14 September 1884 ¶ Highly esteemed Baron! ¶ ¶ In the last letter ¶ I believe I reported to you that the packet of algae from Rottnest ¶ had not yet arrived here. Only about 8 days ago did it ...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-09-18.
                                                                          18/9/84 ¶ ¶ Accept my best thanks, respected Mr Tepper, for your kind letter. ¶ I'm writing these lines near Nhill in north-western Victoria, whither I have turned to examine a stretch of country st...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolpho Möller, 1884-09-30.
                                                                            30/9/84. ¶ ¶ For several months I have been suffering chest complaints, ¶ respected Mr Möller, and so it can be that I left your last letter ¶ unanswered, especially since some weeks ago it was dou...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Gartenflora, 1884-10-??.
                                                                              ¶ The Catholic clergyman, B. Scortechini, with whom I corresponded very much during his residence in Queensland about the native plants there, writes to me from Perak ¶ Scortechini was appointed Gove...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung, 1884-10-??.
                                                                                Oryza sativa ¶ must be regarded as truly naturalized in Australia. I discovered this, the genuine rice plant, on the waters of Hooker Creek flowing to the interior, but did not see it on the Victoria...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgiana von Hochstetter, 1884-10-03.
                                                                                  Melbourne, 3 October 1884. ¶ ¶ I have the mournful duty, esteemed Lady, to offer you and your family my deepest sympathy at the passing away of your deeply mourned husband, ¶ the incomparable savant...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius von Haast, 1884-10-04.
                                                                                    4/10/84 ¶ ¶ Let my most grateful appreciation be expressed, noble Friend, for the excellent and dignified obituary that you have devoted to the mourned Hochstetter! ¶ I read all that you said about ...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Franz Stephani, 1884-10-05.
                                                                                      5/10/84 ¶ ¶ It was extraordinarily pleasing for me, highly esteemed Mr Stephani, to hear from our friend in Geisa ¶ that you are prepared to name Jungermanniaceae (Hepaticae) for me, and so I hasten...
                                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolf Engler, 1884-10-06.
                                                                                        6/10/84 ¶ ¶ Let my best wishes be expressed, highly esteemed friend, as professor and director in Breslau! Thus a magnificent institution that shone under the noble Goeppert, who also was so kind to ...
                                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-10-08.
                                                                                          8/10/84 ¶ ¶ The Violaceae lay ready, respected Mr Tepper, for sending to Mr Knowlton with this mail to America, ¶ but unfortunately were overlooked. So they can only go next month. ¶ With best wishe...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-10-08.
                                                                                            8/10/84. ¶ ¶ Herewith, esteemed Mr Tepper, I am sending the letter of Mr Clarke ¶ back to you. When you write to him, kindly tell him that he is free to make use of my name as reference for the cont...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1884-10-12.
                                                                                              12/10/84 ¶ ¶ While looking through a few plants today, respected Mr Holtze, I find that your No. 396 ¶ is ¶ Gossypium flaviflorum ¶ . This lovely species has only been known from the Glenelg River ...
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Sven Lovén, 1884-10-21.
                                                                                                Melbourne 21/10/84 ¶ ¶ The present of a copy of your splendid work on ¶ Pourtalesia ¶ , ¶ highly esteemed Sir, has reached me safely and I give you my best thanks for the honour that you show me by...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Hermann Herlitz, 1884-10-27.
                                                                                                  27/10/ 1884. ¶ ¶ I would have liked to attend the meeting of the committee for the discharge of the parish debt, ¶ highly esteemed Pastor, if I were reasonably well. But my cough, although a little ...
                                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1884-11-01.
                                                                                                    1/11/84 ¶ ¶ Best thanks, highly esteemed Professor, for your friendly letter and the list of names of Mr Wilson's plants. ¶ He was highly pleased also to receive a letter directly from you, that he ...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Cristoforo Negri, 1884-11-04.
                                                                                                      4 November 1884. ¶ ¶ I ¶ ¶ cannot at all express in words ¶ ¶ how highly honoured ¶ ¶ I feel, noble Baron, by the naming of the ¶ ¶ wonderful Parana Cataract ¶ Bové had named a cataract on the Pa...
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