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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1896-08-04.
    4/8/96. ¶ Herewith, dear Dr Dyer, I beg to send you part of a short string of seeds of Musa calosperma, which was part of a necklass, sent to me recently by Sir William Macgregor. ¶ See quotation from...
    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Clara Ryan, 1896-08-07.
      7/8/96. ¶ ¶ Have sent you some more books for your children, ¶ dear madam, and will continue such transmissions if you will send me a real good lot of the many different plants occuring in your vici...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1896-08-10.
        CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION ¶ Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow. ¶ Dated th...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1896-08-11.
          11/8/96 ¶ ¶ Until I hear from you further, honoured friend, I will indeed continue the sending of algae from various localities to you. I well feel, because I myself am a septuagenarian, that your st...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Cheeseman, 1896-08-14.
            dictated ¶ 14/8/96 ¶ Dear Mr Cheeseman ¶ ¶ I am not sure whether I wrote to you about Carmichaeleous ¶ or whether among endless office work I stopped short at the intention. For some special researc...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1896-08-15.
              15/8/96 ¶ ¶ I have just been informed, dear Prof Milne-Edwards, that the "Australien" will not take any freight-goods as the ship has come into ¶ ¶ Quarantine ¶ ; so the destined for you, can only b...
              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Hart, 1896-08-16.
                S. Yarra, ¶ 16/8/96. ¶ ¶ In the quietude of the Sunday, dear Professor Hart, I bring up arrear correspondence, accumulated last week, when I was extraordinarily busy in the Department, and now first...
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1896-08-17.
                  17/8/96. ¶ ¶ It gives me much pleasure, dear Mr Holtze, to introduce to you young Dr F. Rudall, ¶ a son of my particular friend Dr James Rudall, a leading operative Surgeon of Melbourne, and an acco...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Cheeseman, 1896-08-21.
                    21/8/96. ¶ ¶ Let me express my best thanks, dear Mr Cheeseman, for your kind sending of so full a set of Carmichaelias, which will be utilized under your honored name. ¶ I am surprised that you did ...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ernest Bickford, 1896-08-23.
                      23 August 1896 ¶ ¶ [the third census of Australasian plants is to appear in 1897, ¶ and he is desirous of obtaining novelties in the form of plantlets (dried) taken from the coast and interior of We...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Kurt Lampert, 1896-08-24.
                        24/8/96. ¶ ¶ As you will gather from the enclosed letter, ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ highly esteemed Professor, the young Mr French, ¶ CharlesH. French. ¶ ¶ who received his education as assistant und...
                        • Felix Reader to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-08-27.
                          Dimboola ¶ 27 August 96 ¶ Baron F. v. Mueller, K.C.M.G., PhD &c &c. ¶ Sir: ¶ ¶ For your kind letters & names and printed Remarks on a wild Banana of New Guinea, ¶ please accept my thanks. I wish to...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1896-08-29.
                            29 August 1896. ¶ ¶ This time I want to enquire mainly, dear Mr Holtze, whether you could use seeds of Phylloxera-resistant ¶ Vitis ¶ species and hybrids. I have had some sent to me recently from F...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Krichauff, 1896-08-29.
                              ¶ [He wrote to me on August 29 offering phylloxera vine resisting seeds from America.] ¶ ...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jessie Hussey, 1896-08-30.
                                THIS LETTER HAS BEEN REDATED ¶ See 95-08-30 ¶ M to J. Hussey, 30 August 1895....
                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1896-09-??.
                                  ¶ [The depressed financial condition of the colony hampered him in his publications, but in his last letter to us he mentions his intention to resume at once the publication of his monograph of the C...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Church of England Messenger, 1896-09-??.
                                    At this season, when the flora of our colonies is in its native garb, it is particularly desirable to arouse the young Australians to a love of the flowers of their native country. When taught to obse...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-09-??.
                                      the spurious wild radish of Britain (Raphonus Rhaphanietrum). ¶ Printer's error for Raphanus raphanistrum? ¶ It is also known in England as White Charlock. It is an annual, so that it will disappear,...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Horticultural Society, 1896-09-??.
                                        ¶ In 1892 I described the 'Beatrice Palm,' then discovered by Mr. Eugène Fitzalan on Mount Elliott, in N.E. Queensland ( ¶ Ptychosperma Beatricae ¶ ). It is allied to P. Alexandrae, but is remarkable...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to the West Australian, 1896-09-??.
                                          ¶ ¶ [ ¶ Baron ¶ ¶ von ¶ ¶ Mueller ¶ ¶ desires ¶ ¶ to ¶ acknow ¶ ledge ¶ ¶ through ¶ ¶ the ¶ ¶ Press ¶ ¶ the ¶ ¶ receipt ¶ ¶ of ¶ various ¶ specimens ¶ ¶ of ¶ ¶ Western ¶ ¶ Australian ¶ ...
                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1896-09-??.
                                            It is the native hop or Daviesia latifolia. It is a native of Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales. The foliage is very bitter and has pronounced medicinal properties, so that this remedy (for hyda...
                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-09-??.
                                              ¶ [ ¶ Specimens of Plant ¶ .— Subscriber, Yarroweyah ¶ Vic., west of Cobram. ¶ ¶ —The specimens are only in incipient flower, and ¶ ¶ without the lower leaves, and, as among the ¶ ¶ numerous wi...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-09-??.
                                                The dwarf plant of grass like appearance ¶ The phrase "says Baron von Mueller' has been interpolated. ¶ is in reality a rush, Schoonus apogan, ¶ Typesetter's error for Schoenus apogon? ¶ restricted ...
                                                • Alphonse Milne-Edwards to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-09-01.
                                                  Paris, 1st September 1896 ¶ Dear Sir, ¶ ¶ I received at the same time as your letter of 27 July ¶ the little box containing eggs of Australian Birds destined for the Museum of Natural History that y...
                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Topp, 1896-09-05.
                                                    S. Yarra, ¶ Melbourne. ¶ ¶ 5/9/96. ¶ Ch. Topp Esqr M.A., F.L.S. ¶ Under Secretary ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to report, that the ¶ ¶ second ¶ ¶ part of the "Key to the System of Victorian plants ...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Isaac Tyson, 1896-09-07.
                                                      7/9/96. ¶ ¶ The little plant N. 7, dear Mr Tyson, just received from you is ¶ new ¶ , so far as I can see after preliminary examination. It belongs to helichrysoid Compositae and I will name it in h...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Anton Sicha, 1896-09-07.
                                                        7/9/96 ¶ ¶ It was my intention, esteemed Sir, to send an essay for the anniversary volume of your fine journal ¶ with this week's mail as I had promised. ¶ But the pressure of official duties just ...
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Édouard Bornet, 1896-09-08.
                                                          8/9/96. ¶ ¶ With the greatest of gratitude, dear Dr Bornet, I have received the large parcel of Algs, which you so beautifully prepared from Dr Engelhardts and other collections I will send a set to ...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ernest Bickford, 1896-09-10.
                                                            10/9/96 ¶ […] Beckford ¶ ¶ This letter is by dictation as I do not feel well but I must not delay to acknowledge your kind letter just received ¶ I will certify at once an application paper for your...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London, 1896-09-11.
                                                              Melbourne ¶ 11 Sept 1896. ¶ We the undersigned beg to propose ¶ ¶ Ernest J. Bickford Esqr Vice President of the Natural History Society, Perth, West-Australia for the Fellowship of the Linnean Societ...
                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to [Louis Smith], 1896-09-12.
                                                                12/9/96. ¶ Private ¶ ¶ The following are the reasons, honorable Sir, on which some ¶ ¶ facilities ¶ ¶ might be granted me to ¶ ¶ purchase ¶ ¶ some land in the ¶ ¶ Darling-Ranges ¶ WA. ¶ ¶ and i...
                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1896-09-12.
                                                                  12/9/96 ¶ ¶ The case, ¶ ¶ which could not be sent last month, ¶ See M to A. Milne-Edwards, 15 August 1896, and notes thereto. ¶ ¶ dear Prof Milne-Edwards, ¶ ¶ is ¶ ¶ now ¶ ¶ despatched by the mo...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Clara Ryan, 1896-09-15.
                                                                    15/9/96 ¶ Dear Mrs Ryan ¶ ¶ Your kind letter was received this day as well as the box & parcel of dried plants I am all the more beholden to you as you have been ill so long let me hope that a recove...
                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1896-09-15.
                                                                      15/9/96 ¶ ¶ Much obliged for your list of W.A. fungs, dear Dr Dyer, and the return of the specimens. This again is a valuable contribution towards the Census of Austral. evascular plants ¶ in which ...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgina King, 1896-09-16.
                                                                        16/9/96 ¶ Copy ¶ Original letter not found. King made copies of this and three succeeding letters from M(M to G.King, 24 September 1896;M to G.King, 28 September 1896;M to G.King, 30 September 1896)an...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles H. French, 1896-09-17.
                                                                          17/9/96. ¶ ¶ Your brother, dear Mr French, undertook to convey to you my ¶ ¶ advise, not to miss the rare chance of securing a multitude of ¶ ¶ Acianthus ¶ ¶ caudotus. It will be in your own inter...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1896-09-18.
                                                                            18/9/96 ¶ ¶ Permit me the preliminary question, dear Mr Tepper, whether you could find out at what price someone at the Murray River or elsewhere could send me 5 pounds of Sandarac-resin of ¶ Callit...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1896-09-18.
                                                                              ¶ Have you friends in the interior who would collect the smallest plants for me in this spring? In the next year I may perhaps live no more. ¶ ¶ In 1897 I shall celebrate my 50 years’ doctor-jubilee...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1896-09-21.
                                                                                21/[9]/96 ¶ ¶ By this weeks mail, dear Dr Dyer, I send 3 cuttings of the extraordinary rare Correa Bäuerleni, which as yet is only known from the solitary locality at which this remarkable plant was ...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Anton Sicha, 1896-09-21.
                                                                                  ¶ [The manuscript of this paper was posted in Melbourne on 21 September this year. As Baron Ferdinand von Mueller died on 9 October, ¶ this paper from this excellent and meritorious researcher is no...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Brain, 1896-09-21.
                                                                                    ¶ [Asks whether arrangements can now be made for publishing the first part of the Supplemental Volume of the "Flora Australiensis". ¶ ]...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgina King, 1896-09-24.
                                                                                      24/9/16 ¶ Copy ¶ Dear Miss King, ¶ ¶ I feel still very poorly so this letter is again by dictation. ¶ The Boronia kindly sent by you from the Hawkesbury River ¶ is the true B. floribunda so your sp...
                                                                                      • Joseph Fletcher to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-09-24.
                                                                                        24th September [18]96 ¶ Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., M. and Ph.D., F.R.S. &c. ¶ Melbourne ¶ Sir. ¶ ¶ In reply to your letter of 6th inst., ¶ I have the honour, by direction of the Council, to expres...
                                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgina King, 1896-09-28.
                                                                                          28/9/96 ¶ Copy of dictated letter again. ¶ Dear Miss King, ¶ ¶ I am greatly beholden to you about your communicating with Mr Fletcher ¶ and all other exertions. I wrote the preliminary article this ...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Abbot Kinney, 1896-09-29.
                                                                                            THIS LETTER HAS BEEN REDATED TO 95-09-29 ¶ Link in footnote leads to file ¶ M to A.Kinney, 29 September 1895...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgina King, 1896-09-30.
                                                                                              31/9/96 ¶ Copy of dictated letter again. ¶ Dear Miss King, ¶ ¶ I have sent notes of B. floribunda to Mr Fletcher trusting they were in time for this evenings meeting at the Linnean Society. ¶ When y...
                                                                                              • Georg Luehmann to Charles Topp, 1896-10-14.
                                                                                                Botanic Museum ¶ South Yarra, 14th October 1896 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to bring under your notice the fact that, as the late Baron Von Mueller kept the Government Botanist's Office at his private...
                                                                                                • Frank Lamson-Scribner to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-10-19.
                                                                                                  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ¶ DIVISION OF AGROSTOLOGY, ¶ WASHINGTON, D.C. ¶ October 19, 1896. ¶ Baron Ferd. von Mueller,...
                                                                                                  • William Lamb Smith to the Executors of the Mueller Estate, 1896-10-22.
                                                                                                    Valuation of Household Furniture, Effects Books Jewellery &c ¶ In 28 Arnold Street - South Yarra ¶ In the Estate of the late Baron Ferdinand J. H. Von Mueller ¶ Date of Death 10th October 1896 ¶ Melbo...
                                                                                                    • Alexander Buettner, Hermann Buettner and William Potter to Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Jurisdiction, 1896-11-12.
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