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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1885-10-29.
    29/10/85 ¶ ¶ Have mercy with me, dear Sir Edward — I hope to be able to write you a ¶ long ¶ letter in a few days, but am just dreadfully worried in the Department. ¶ ¶ I had the pleasure, to meet...
    • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1885-11-??.
      It is very difficult to destroy grubs of any kinds of insects when they abound. Dusting vegetables with wood ashes is a protection against some sorts of grubs without materially hurting the plant, and...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1885-11-??.
        ¶ [ ¶ Sir Edward Strickland has received a letter from Baron Von Mueller, of Melbourne, stating that he had received a letter from the Rev W. G. Lawes, the society's agent at Port Moresby, in which i...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Buchanan, 1885-11-03.
          3/11/85 ¶ ¶ Since some time do I owe you, dear Mr Buchanan, ¶ John Buchanan (1819-1898). ¶ ¶ an answer to your kind letter; ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ the correspondence has grown quite over my head; ...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1885-11-09.
            9/11/85 ¶ ¶ For the whole of Australia, dear Mr Tepper, I accept only one ¶ true ¶ species in the genus ¶ Epilobium ¶ . ¶ P ¶ erhaps ¶ several primitive forms may have existed, but then they bec...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1885-11-12.
              12/11/85 ¶ ¶ Enclosed I am sending you, noble Sir, some specimens of algae that Mr Fedarb collected there at my request. Perhaps you will find something interesting among them. ¶ ¶ Mr Wilson ¶ will...
              • William Armit to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-11-12.
                ¶ Do not consider report of Everill's massacre true. Papuans are deserters....
                • Hermann Dittrich to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-11-13.
                  The "Peak" Telegraph Station ¶ 13 November 1885 ¶ ¶ After a twelve day march we arrived this morning from Hergott ¶ and once again enjoyed the luxury of table and chair for writing. The weather up t...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to George McCrae, 1885-11-17.
                    17/11/85. ¶ ¶ It seems to me advisable also, dear Mr McCrae, to give your germinating Lodoicea-nut the best chance of being reared into a palm, by sending it to one of the botanic Gardens of Queensla...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1885-11-18.
                      18/11/85. ¶ ¶ The little herb, dear Mr Ramsay, covering "large patches on moist ground" is Macgregoria racemigera. I know it only as yet from one place in N.S.W., near Caiwarro; ¶ probably your loca...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1885-11-21.
                        Melbourne ¶ 21/11/85 ¶ Sir Edward Strickland, K.C.B., President of the geogr. Soc. of Austr. ¶ ¶ Since the last more alarming reports reached us, dear Sir Edward, little more than a week ago, we here...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Stephen, 1885-11-25.
                          Melbourne, ¶ 25 Nov 1885 ¶ Sir Alfred, ¶ ¶ Altho' comparatively a stranger to your Excellency, I venture to adress these lines to you, and do this with less hesitation, as it is entirely in the inter...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1885-11-28.
                            28/11/85 ¶ ¶ The hardy Agave, enduring the clime of S. England, dear Mr Dyer, cannot be a Fourcroya, as I found the species of the latter genus always suffering from night-frosts even here, which is ...
                            • Hermann Dittrich to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-12-??.
                              ¶ On 5 December 1885, a part of the expedition started off from Dalhousie Station on the Overland Telegraph in a direct easterly direction to wait for the leader of the expedition, David Lindsay, and...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Fred Turner, 1885-12-04.
                                4/12/85 ¶ ¶ Let me thank you, dear Mr Turner, for your goodness in sending me the "town & country" with your important notes on native grasses. ¶ I beg of you particularly, to ¶ continue ¶ these s...
                                • Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-12-05.
                                  Chief Secretary's Office ¶ Melbourne 5th Decr. 1885 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to request you will be good enough to state with as little delay as possible, whether there is any officer in your Bran...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Baker, 1885-12-08.
                                    8/12/85 ¶ ¶ I am greatly beholden to you, dear Mr Baker, for sending me a copy of your masterly elaboration of the Selaginellae. What an enormous amount of work, – 312 sp.! to define accurately. ¶ ¶...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1885-12-09.
                                      9/12/85. ¶ ¶ This evening, dear Sir Edward, we became aware in Subcommittee, that the funeral of the lamented Sir P. Scratchley will take place next week, ¶ therefore almost at the time, at which we...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1885-12-14.
                                        14/12/85. ¶ ¶ This morning, dear Mr McDonald, I received the consent of Col. Disney, ¶ for our Council ¶ to join bodily the procession in poor General Scratchleys funeral. ¶ We will need 2 two-hor...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1885-12-28.
                                          Melbourne ¶ 28 Dec. 1885. ¶ ¶ From "Nature" ¶ I learn, dear Sir Joseph, that Kew acquired the mainset of the Forster's plants from Liverpool. Would you favor me with a small fragment of ¶ Myoporum ...
                                          • Otto Nordstedt to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-??-??.
                                            [For the Nostocaceae I thus recommend, whenever possible, dry specimens on paper.] ¶ Otto Nordstedt...
                                            • John Thurston to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-??-??.
                                              Govt. House ¶ Fiji ¶ Dear Baron Von Mueller. ¶ ¶ Thanks for your very welcome note ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ and the seed accompanying it. ¶ ¶ The latter were planted at once ¶ ¶ and some of them — ...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société Nationale d'Acclimatation de France, 1886-01-??.
                                                ¶ [ ¶ Baron von Mueller, government botanist in Melbourne, sends a consignment of seeds of ¶ Atriplex nummiilarium ¶ .]...
                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to [Robert Litton], 1886-01-??.
                                                  As Dr. von Lendenfeld has accompanied Mr. Stirling ¶ James Stirling.Stirling and Lendenfeld had each reported finding evidence of glaciation in theAustralianAlps(Stirling (1885), pp. 144-5 (read 11 De...
                                                  • Belooch to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-01-05.
                                                    ¶ [Baron von Mueller received a telegram last evening from a camel-driver named Billoch, who was with M'Intyre in his exploring expedition of 1866, ¶ and who sent the message from Cloncurry in North...
                                                    • Reginald Uhr to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-01-07.
                                                      ¶ [On Thursday Baron von Mueller received a telegram from Mr. Uhr, police magistrate at Cloncurry, to the effect that Belooch's statement ¶ in regard to the alleged finding of the remains was so con...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1886-01-08.
                                                        8/1/86. ¶ ¶ This evening, dear Sir Edward, I received your kind letter of yesterday, together with the copy of the last one from Mr Forbes. ¶ Letters not found. ¶ ¶ Let me in first instance offer to...
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1886-01-09.
                                                          9/1/86 ¶ ¶ Just received your letter of the 7th, ¶ dear Sir Edward; in answer to my telegram ¶ I learnt from Mr Uhr, the Resident Magistrate of Cloncurry, that the statements of Billoch ¶ cannot ¶...
                                                          • Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-01-11.
                                                            Immediate ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ (Copy) ¶ Public Service Board, ¶ Melbourne, 11th Jan. 1886. ¶ Document is a circular (p. 1479) to the heads of 14 departments (listed p. 1480). ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to for...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Francis Barnard, 1886-01-14.
                                                              14/1/86 ¶ ¶ Allow me, dear Mr Barnard, to send you for the Field-Naturalists Club three tickets for the annual meeting of the Geographic Society on Monday next, ¶ The Victorian Branch of the Royal Ge...
                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Dickson, 1886-01-22.
                                                                Melbourne, January 22,1886 ¶ The Hon. Mr. Dickson, etc. ¶ This evening, honoured sir, I received the bye-following note from Mr. MacDonald F.R.G.S., ¶ Note not found. ¶ the zealous secretary of the V...
                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1886-02-??.
                                                                  This with M. Sandvicense ¶ M. sandwicense? ¶ attains a height of 40 feet — Dr. Hildebrand, as he informs me, having seen the species of that height. ¶ i.e. Hillebrand. Letter not found. ¶ As thus M....
                                                                  • Thomas Bride to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-02-06.
                                                                    February 6th [188]6 ¶ ¶ I have the honour to inform you that the "Second Supplement to the Census of Australian Plants", ¶ forwarded to Mr S. L. Simmonds, 3 St. Martin's Place, Charing Cross, London...
                                                                    • Edward Bright to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-02-09.
                                                                      Queensland, 96 Camp, ¶ February 9, 1886. ¶ Baron von Mueller. — ¶ ¶ Sir, —Seeing an article on remains of Dr. Leichhardt in the ¶ Age ¶ newspaper of the 8th of January, ¶ and having been in the Lo...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Lubbock, 1886-02-10.
                                                                        10/2/86 ¶ ¶ Allow me, dear Sir John, to introduce to you a particular scientific friend of mine, Dr von Lendenfeld, of whose important researches in Australia and New Zealand you will be aware. ¶ Hi...
                                                                        • Edward Strickland to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-02-10.
                                                                          Sydney ¶ 10th Febry 1886 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I feel very much ashamed of myself and full of repentance that I have not only left your kind note of the 27th January ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ unanswered...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1886-02-15.
                                                                            15/2/86 ¶ ¶ Best thanks, highly esteemed Professor, for your kind transmission of the new important algae paper. ¶ It was particularly pleasing to me that you also made mention publicly of my involv...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1886-02-17.
                                                                              17/2/86. ¶ ¶ As I have written dear Sir Joseph, while congratulating Mr Dyer, ¶ M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 17 February 1886. ¶ ¶ also concerning your excellent son, I shall only offer a short letter th...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1886-02-17.
                                                                                ¶ Learning from your letter of the 20 Dec, ¶ which reached me only this day, dear Mr Dyer, that you are no ¶ duely installed into the Kew-Directorate, I offer you my earliest felicitation, and add ...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1886-02-18.
                                                                                  18/2/86. ¶ ¶ It will be encouraging to you, dear Mr Ramsay, when I tell you, that the Grand Master of Algologists, Professor Agardh found a new species of Chylocladia among your seaweeds, and describ...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Deakin, 1886-02-19.
                                                                                    Melbourne, ¶ 19 febr 1886 ¶ The honorable the Chief Secretary. ¶ Sir. ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that I may be supplied with fifty copies of the 7th part of my work on Papuan plants, ¶ B86.02.0...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Lucas, 1886-03-??.
                                                                                      we cannot always get specimens ¶ near ¶ Melbourne, even early in the ¶ season. ¶ Should you find any other fungus ¶ not common ¶ , please send them to me, ¶ and I will ¶ forward seeds to you fo...
                                                                                      • Edward Strickland to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-03-01.
                                                                                        Sydney N. S. Wales ¶ 1st March 1886 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I fear much that long ere now you are tired of my frequent excuses — I am very much disgusted with matters Geographical and have really been de...
                                                                                        • William Carruthers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-03-01.
                                                                                          BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY ¶ ), ¶ cromwell road, ¶ london: s.w. ¶ 1 March 1886 ¶ My dear von Mueller,...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Deakin, 1886-03-04.
                                                                                            Melbourne, ¶ 4 March 1886. ¶ The honorable Alfred Deakin, M.L.A., ¶ Chief Secretary. ¶ Sir...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1886-03-04.
                                                                                              4/3/86. ¶ ¶ Accept my best thanks, dear Dr Ramsay, for your information, concerning the Marsupials, feeding on the grain of Triodia. ¶ ¶ The fung, found by Mr Bennett, ¶ I had only once before, als...
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1886-03-05.
                                                                                                5/3/86. ¶ ¶ This morning, dear Mr Macdonald, I got your postcard, ¶ inviting me to meet Baron Von Bebra ¶ at your office. This is a kind thoughtfulness of yours; but I feel ¶ quite unwell ¶ , inde...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jean Müller, 1886-03-05.
                                                                                                  5/3/86. ¶ ¶ Best thanks, noble friend, for the kindness, in having devoted so much of your time to my last lichens! May Divine Providence preserve your strength and health for many years yet, so that...
                                                                                                  • [James] Brown to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-03-17.
                                                                                                    Holmwood ¶ Alma Road ¶ St Kilda ¶ March ¶ 17/86 ¶ honored Sir...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société nationale d'acclimatation de France, 1886-04-??.
                                                                                                      [Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, government botanist in Melbourne, expresses his condolences on the occasion of the death of our late President, Mr Henri Bouley. ¶ Bouley died on 2 December 1885; his death w...
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