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Ferdinand von Mueller

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1893-12-19.
19/12/93 ¶ ¶ This is the first mail, leaving for Europe, dear Sir Joseph, since I received from Dulau & Co the grand Kew-Index. What a splendid opus, to have the whole synonymy of Phanerogams up to 1...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1893-12-25.
25/12/93. ¶ T. R. Wilson Esqr ¶ Under Secretary. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor of transmitting herewith the memoranda, promised by me at my interview at your Office last week. ¶ MS annotation: '1 — Anta...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1894-01-??.
¶ The minute organs B are the bracts along the rachis of a very young spike. Well developed fruits would be very conspicuous. The weather may have been unfavourable during the principal flowering tim...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1894-01-01.
Newyearsday, ¶ 1894 ¶ ¶ In first instance, dear Mr Wilson, my best felicitation for the new year. Next, my thanks for the kindness of arranging the interview with the Premier. I had two hours uninter...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1894-01-01.
Newyears's day ¶ 1894. ¶ ¶ In first instance, dear Prof. Milne Edwards, let me offer my best felicitation to the new year. May the annual space of time, on which now we are entering, be replete with ...
Eduard Hackel to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-01-11.
¶ St Pölten ¶ 11/1/1894. ¶ Esteemed Sir, ¶ ¶ The ¶ Rottboellia rariflora ¶ Bailey that you most kindly sent me for assessment, is certainly not ¶ Rottboellia, ¶ not Andropogoneae at all, but pro...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Supan, 1894-01-14.
14/1/94. ¶ ¶ By this weekly mail I am sending you, highly esteemed Hofrath, the first volume of the Elder Expedition together with the maps belonging to it, to fulfil a request of Professor Wichmann ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1894-02-??.
¶ [ ¶ Baron von Mueller states the weed Euphorbia drummondi caused the death of the horses at Buloke ¶ Vic. ¶ recently. The baron says it is a virulent poison, that where it grows copiously the grou...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Campbell, 1894-02-08.
8/2/94 ¶ ¶ It is most kind of you, dear Mr. Campbell, to send me the photograms so aptly and admirably prepared by you. ¶ They give me the first real idea of regions never visited by myself. I have ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Pier Saccardo, 1894-02-18.
18/2/94 ¶ ¶ Permit me, highly esteemed Professor, to submit specimens of ¶ Vitis vinifera ¶ to you that are affected by the "blight" here. This ¶ Erysiphe ¶ (or whatever it may be) withstands eve...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1894-02-25.
25/2/94 ¶ ¶ Yesterday afternoon, dear Mr Macdonald, I went in the Customs Boat out to meet the Antarctic with Mr Potter, ¶ but neither of us ventured to climb up in a rather rough sea; but in procee...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-02-27.
27/2/94. ¶ ¶ You were so attentive, dear Dr Dyer, to send me the print of the able remarks, made by Sir Joseph on Mr Murrays antarctic essay, which latter I have since read in the RG.S. volume, and w...
Clements Markham to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-03-??.
¶ As you are aware it has been arranged that the Sixth International Geographical Congress shall meet in London during the first week in August 1895, and it will be attended by a large number of Fore...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-03-06.
6/3/94. ¶ ¶ My ¶ ¶ best thanks are due to you, dear Dr Dyer, for sending me the xylographic portion of your new Kew Museum's Guide. ¶ What riches you have under your surveillance! all so instructi...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-03-11.
11/3/94. ¶ ¶ Let me thank you for your kind letter, dear Dr Dyer, ¶ and all the friendly wishes which it contains for me and which I sincerely reciprocate. As regards notes on Marram-Grass all I can...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1894-03-31.
31/3/94 ¶ ¶ This week's mail, venerable Friend, just brought me your first Analecta for 1894. ¶ It is a wonderful work of an octogenarian! and proves the fresh liveliness of your capacity for work! ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Australasian, 1894-04-??.
The views held by various observers as regards the mode in which the eucalyptus manna (Mellitose) is formed and secreted are diversified. Dr. George Bennett (Wanderings in N.S.W., 1834) ¶ G. Bennett (...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Supan, 1894-04-10.
10/4/94 ¶ ¶ By this weekly mail you will receive, esteemed Professor, a photograph of the steamship ¶ Antarctic, ¶ the first " ¶ steamer ¶ " that has arrived in our southern latitudes for whaling a...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1894-04-16.
16/4/94. ¶ ¶ This evening, dear Mr Macdonald, I received your kind letter of this day, ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ and in answer I support your view, that a sum of £10 or more be voted for the children ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the President and Council, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, New South Wales Branch, 1894-05-14.
Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. ¶ ¶ Society's Rooms, Queen Street. ¶ Melbourne ¶ ¶ 14th May ¶ 18 ¶ 94. ¶ To the President and Council ¶ Royal Geographical Society of Australasia...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Bride, 1894-05-17.
17/5/94. ¶ ¶ The last weekly mail, dear Dr Bride, brought me a letter from the celebrated Linguist, Prof. Dr Fr. Mueller of Vienne, ¶ who for his further studies of the Polynesian languages is eager...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolf Engler, 1894-05-22.
22/5/94. ¶ ¶ This week's post, highly esteemed friend, will again bring you Leguminosae, the last that I can release from this order here for the time being. Some of this family you received during t...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Henry Archer, 1894-05-22.
22/5/94. ¶ ¶ The little box with Panicum spectabile, dear Commandeur Archer, will be sent to morrow, as Thursday is a holiday. It has occurred to my thoughts, that your son in law might take with him...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl Schröder, 1894-05-24.
¶ You have shown a benevolent interest in me on several occasions, noble sir, and so also kindly made some communications especially scientific ones concerning me to His Royal Highness, our most grac...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-06-02.
2/6/94 ¶ ¶ Am much pleased, dear Dr Dyer, at the announcement that a case of specimens of fungs comes back, so that for reference here the material is as large as possible. A special effort must soon...
Thomas Kirk to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-06-08.
June 8. 1894 ¶ Victoria Terrace ¶ Wellington ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I enclose herewith specimens of 5 plants which I should feel obliged if you would kindly compare for me & inform me of the results. Th...
Otto Tepper to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-06-12.
Norwood, ¶ 12 June 1894 ¶ Very highly honoured Baron! ¶ ¶ Since it is already quite a long time since I last had the pleasure of hearing from you, may I direct some lines to you with your permission...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1894-06-14.
14/6/94. ¶ ¶ Tired out I am writing these lines in the midnight hours, dear Mr Tepper, but if a letter is just laid aside, it may remain completely unanswered. Nevertheless in 1893 I wrote about 6000...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1894-06-18.
18/6/94 ¶ ¶ By last mail, dear Sir Joseph, I received from Dr Dyer the concluding part of vol. VI of your famous flora of British India. ¶ Mr Clarke's treatment of the Cyperaceae is thorough and rel...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-06-18.
18/6/94. ¶ ¶ What a "quid pro quo" dear Dr Dyer with the Eurycles! ¶ I must write again to the Magistrate of Thursday Island, ¶ begging for further searches after the rare Eurycles alba, as I calle...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Crawford, 1894-07-02.
2/7/94. ¶ ¶ It is always a day of joy, dear Mr Crawford, when a letter arrives from you, because it conveys always generosity, sagacity and novel information. I feel honored with Miss Crawfords reque...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Potts, 1894-07-07.
7/7/94. ¶ ¶ Kindly remind me, dear Mr Potts, about September, to send the root of the W. African Wonder-Grass, Panicum spectabile. It has in the cool weather gone back here, and it would do no good t...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Eugene Hilgard, 1894-07-13.
13/7/94. ¶ ¶ Your letter just received, highly esteemed Professor, ¶ is full of kindness and scientific interest. With my hand-written correspondence of almost 6000 letters annually it often happens...
Joseph Bradshaw to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-07-25.
Dear Sir ¶ ¶ I enclose a few cotton pods, from trees growing wild on the Aroona Creek Nor. Ter. ¶ i.e. Northern Territory. All places named by Bradshaw are in NT. ¶ ¶ originally propagated from a tr...
John Brooks to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-07-25.
Balbinia, ¶ 25th July, 1894. ¶ Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller. ¶ Dear Sir, — ¶ ¶ At Israelite Bay ¶ you can see a point where three formations meet, which I term the "Old," the "New," and the "Recent....
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1894-08-05.
5/8/94. ¶ ¶ The anxiety felt by you, dear Sir Joseph, concerning the well-being of your Son Brian and his family, will have been relieved before this by a letter of his and also one of mine, ¶ appri...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1894-08-27.
[27]/8/94. ¶ This time, highly esteemed Sir, you will receive algae from several parts of the coast of ¶ South Australia ¶ , collected by Mr O'Halloran, son of Major O'Halloran, with whom I was acqua...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Editor of the Australasian, 1894-09-??.
¶ On landing under Mr. Gregory in North-West Australia (September, 1856), I settled at once and finally the exact systematic position of this extraordinary tree on spots of its growth as Adansonia Gr...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Bride, 1894-09-07.
7/9/94 ¶ ¶ Allow me to ask, dear Dr Bride, whether the trustees intend to exhibit a xylologic collections at the Hobart-Exhibition, ¶ which will open on the first November. I am getting some wood-ar...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Léon Dejardin, 1894-09-15.
Melbourne, 15/9/94. ¶ The Chevalier De Jardin, ¶ Consul General for France ¶ Honored Sir ¶ ¶ The vivid interest shown by you in the efforts of naturalizing some of the best pastural Saltbushes of Aus...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Nordal Wille, 1894-09-17.
17/9/94 ¶ ¶ Would you have the kindness, highly esteemed Director, to inform me which of the large algae there are used in late winter boiled for stock feed, when hay is lacking? They are probably la...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl Schröder, 1894-10-04.
¶ Let my best thanks be expressed, noble Sir, for the renewed and encouraging words and for the gracious memory you keep of me. Now that I know exactly which of my works are in the library of His Roy...
John Brooks to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-10-29.
Balbinia ¶ Balbinia Station was established at Israelite Bay, WA, by the Brooks family c. 1883. ¶ 29th Oct 1894. ¶ Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller &c ¶ Melbourne ¶ Dear Sir...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1894-11-07.
7/11/94 ¶ ¶ Best thanks, dear Mr Tepper, for the efforts regarding the information that was desired in Canada about our artesian wells. I have now written directly to Mr Jones. ¶ Herewith some seeds...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Eugene Hilgard, 1894-12-14.
14/12/94. ¶ ¶ I was very pleased, esteemed fellow countryman, to get your kind letter and the information about ¶ Rumex hymenosepalus ¶ through the 2 papers that you have sent me. I will even be ab...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Emil Koehne, 1894-12-28.
28/12/94. ¶ ¶ By this week's mail, highly esteemed Professor, you will receive the last year's report of Sir William Macgregor. ¶ In this voluminous document are two papers by me. ¶ Unfortunately t...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Bride, 1895-01-??.
¶ [Receipt for Timber Catalogue ¶ ]...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1895-01-01.
Newyears’s Day ¶ 1895. ¶ ¶ In first instance, dear Dr Dyer, I wish to offer my best felicitation to you and Sir Joseph at the verge of the year. May the annual space of time, into which we are now pa...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1895-01-08.
8/1/95 ¶ ¶ You might like dear Dr Dyer, to put this sample of Wild-Rice into your Museum among the Australian Exhibits. ¶ I was the first to show its existence in Australia in 1855 & 1856 (see Hooke...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Montague Rupp, 1895-01-09.
[9]/1/95 ¶ ¶ The Loranthus, sent by you, dear Mr Rupp, was first described from West Australian specimens by Prof Miquel of Leyden as Loranthus Melaleucae, fully 50 years ago. Subsequently it was fou...

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