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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1893-10-20.
    20/10/93 ¶ ¶ Only through your kind letter of yesterday, dear Sir James, I became aware that you had passed through Melbourne on your homeway to N.Z. ¶ , otherwise I would not have foregone the pleas...
    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1893-10-27.
      27/10/93 ¶ ¶ Today, highly esteemed Sir, I can joyfully inform you that at last I have succeeded in interesting a lady at Champion Bay, ¶ Miss Beddois, ¶ in collecting algae, and you will receive t...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société nationale d'Acclimatation de France, 1893-11-??.
        [Baron F. von Mueller of Melbourne sent samples of ¶ Atriplex halimoides ¶ , ¶ Atriplex prostratum ¶ and ¶ Atriplex spongiosum ¶ , plants of Central Australia, which he says provide excellent fora...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-11-??.
          ¶ If the distance is not too far, please fetch some more specimens of Grevillea Williamsoni, and you may perhaps find already young fruit. I like to publish it in the November Number of the Vict. Nat...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Middlemiss, 1893-11-??.
            ¶ [The Kyneton 'Guardian' says Mr William Middlemiss recently forwarded five roots of beet grown by him at Fernhill to the Agricultural Laboratory, and has received the subjoined analysis … The seed ...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Ballarat Fish Protection Society and Angler's Club, 1893-11-??.
              ¶ The plants sent by ¶ ¶ you as occurring in the Ballarat lake are ¶ ¶ Myrio P ¶ h ¶ yllum Elatinoide ¶ s ¶ Typesetter's error forMyriophyllum elatinoides? ¶ —the one with ¶ ¶ much divided leaves;...
              • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Tambo Shire Council, 1893-11-??.
                ¶ [ ¶ From t ¶ he ¶ Government Botanist, enclosing package of sugar beet seed. ¶ — ¶ Rece ¶ ived, and distributed amongst t ¶ he ¶ ¶ coun ¶ cil ¶ lor ¶ s ¶ . ¶ ]...
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Campbell, 1893-11-??.
                  ¶ In the latter part of this month, dear Mr. Campbell, I was thrown into deep mourning, ¶ M's nephew George Ferdinand St Helen Doughty, his sister Bertha's son, died on 19 November 1893, aged 36 year...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-11-01.
                    1/11/93 ¶ ¶ You shall have every encouragement in your study of the native plants, dear Mr Williamson, and they will much contribute to genuine and lasting pleasures of your life. ¶ The label was me...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1893-11-02.
                      2/11/93. ¶ ¶ Herewith, dear Dr. Dyer, I send you a specimen of Verticordia Roei, ¶ which you may not have as a distinct sp. in the Kew Herbarium. Bentham referred it to V. insignis, with which it ma...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1893-11-03.
                        3/11/93 ¶ ¶ Your letter of the 12 Sept ¶ has just reached me, dear Dr Dyer, and I will answer it seriatim. By action and advise I have done for Mr Bailey what I could. I have sought the support of t...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1893-11-12.
                          ¶ Sunday 12/11/93 ¶ Private ¶ ¶ I must really devote a little while to you, dear Mr Tepper, although I have no peace even on Sunday, race days &c, because these are my progressive study days. My vol...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Richard Bastow, 1893-11-14.
                            14/11/93. ¶ ¶ It needs not my assurance, dear Mr Bastow, that I will give you the same full access to the Jungermanniaceae as to the true Mosses in my Herbarium. I do this with all the more pleasure,...
                            • the Ballarat Fish Protection Society and Anglers' Club to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-11-16.
                              [A deputation, consisting of Dr Whitcombe and Messrs C. Taylor (vice-president), G. Smith (vice-president), K Taylor, and T. Mitchell, was last night appointed by the Fish Protection Society and Angle...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Franz Stephani, 1893-11-16.
                                16/11/93 ¶ ¶ Today, noble friend, I received back the specimens of J. B. Moore's Jungermanniaceae of last year through your kindness and thank you for it and especially also for the naming, always so...
                                • Samuel Avery to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-11-18.
                                  ¶ I generally put the cattle into the Marram grass enclosure after the first rains we get in April, and then allow them to graze there until the season begins to get too dry, when they are taken out ...
                                  • Samuel Dixon to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-11-22.
                                    Royal Exchange Adelaide ¶ 22 Nov/ 93 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ Under another cover I post you a tin box with four varieties of seeds from the Eastern watershed near the absurdly named Lake Annean, ¶ the f...
                                    • James Minchin to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-11-24.
                                      Botanic Museum ¶ Nov 24th 1893 ¶ ¶ A Gentlemen by the name of Mr Tatham ¶ wishes to know if this plant has any poisonous properties as he has Sheep in the Domain ¶ one of which has died and he thin...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1893-11-25.
                                        25/11/93. ¶ ¶ It will be best, dear Mr Tepper, after the lapse of the Caprification Committee to do nothing further within the Australasian Association until it is resuscitated in Brisbane in 1895, i...
                                        • James Thomson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-11-27.
                                          27. 11. [189]3 ¶ Dear Baron von Mueller, ¶ ¶ I laid your letter of the 3rd. inst. ¶ before Mr Gregory & I ventured to read it at one of the meetings of the local committee of the Australasian Associ...
                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-12-??.
                                            ¶ The Mylitta is an excrescence of a white Polyporus-fungus, which comes above ground. This is easily missed, as few suspect the connection of the two. Should you notice the Polyporus with the Mylitt...
                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-12-??.
                                              [...] ¶ case for safe [examination] at your swamps. ¶ ¶ If you can without trouble pick some few seeds of Goodenia humilis, I shall be obliged. The Mylitta is likely coming here (S. Yarra) to morrow...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Hector Léveillé, 1893-12-??.
                                                I am very appreciative of the honour that you and our colleagues have deigned to do me and of the assistance you have lent me during the period of my Directorship. ¶ M was elected Director of the Acad...
                                                • the Institut National Genevois to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-12-01.
                                                  Genevan National Institute ¶ ¶ The Section for Natural Sciences and Mathematics at its meeting of 11 November 1893 has named as Corresponding Member Baron Ferdinand von Mueller of Melbourne and has c...
                                                  • George Bell to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-12-09.
                                                    9th Decr. [18]93 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I beg to inform you that pursuant to my inquiry of the 4th instant, as to whether Mr Renner's services could be spared from your branch that gentlemen called on me on the ...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-12-19.
                                                      19/12/93 ¶ ¶ The fungus, N 18 just received, dear Mr. Williamson is the nutritive excrescence of the Polyporus mylittae, but this white hard mushroom is rarely developed from the nutritive mass. The ...
                                                      • 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 Henry Deane, 1893-12-25.
                                                          Christmas 1893. ¶ ¶ In reply to your enquiry, ¶ dear Mr Deane, let me say, that Diuris tricolor I know only by name, as our late friend never distributed any dried specimens of his Orchids. ¶ Diuri...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-12-28.
                                                            28/12/93 ¶ ¶ Let me thank you, dear Mr Williamson, for the beautiful photograms, prepared by yourself, ¶ also for the liberal supply of Sebaea albidiflora one of the plants, sent this (N. 2) must be...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1893-12-29.
                                                              29/12/93 ¶ ¶ This morning, dear Mr Macdonald, I received a ¶ ¶ most kind letter ¶ ¶ from Hon. Winter Irving, ¶ William Irving Winter-Irving (ADB). ¶ ¶ who only yesterday received my letter, ¶ Lett...
                                                              • Herbert Williamson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-12-30.
                                                                Hawkesdale ¶ Vic. ¶ Dec 30th 93 ¶ Baron Sir F. v Mueller, ¶ Honoured Sir, ¶ ¶ I hope that I am not troubling you too much these holiday times, but I have had a ramble around Mr Abrupt ¶ Vic. ¶ ¶ and...
                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1893-12-31.
                                                                  New years Eve/ 1893-94. ¶ ¶ Am not sure, dear Mr. Williamson, whether I thanked you already for the four beautiful photograms. ¶ The 'waterfalls' remind me forcibly of what I saw in 1853, when there...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Henry Archer, 1894-??-??.
                                                                    Monday ¶ ¶ This day, dear Chevalier Archer, an other Gentleman called on me concerning the parthenogenesis of Alchornea ilicifolia. I have pointed out to him, after searching for the information on m...
                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Anna Brotherton, 1894-??-??.
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                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Australasian, 1894-??-??.
                                                                        ¶ [Weeds.—" Somerville Bros." (Sandford).—Baron von Mueller kindly informs us that one of the plants, received as the "thorn apple" is a stramony, detura ¶ Typesetter's error fordatura? ¶ ¶ stramoni...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1894-01-??.
                                                                          ¶ Would you kindly ascertain, dear Mr Williamson, when you write to the manager of the Bee-Station, whether he cultivates any Honey plants purposely or whether his hives rely on native-flowers ¶ sol...
                                                                          • 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...
                                                                            • the Government Officer, Donald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-01-??.
                                                                              [ ¶ Karndoo ¶ ( ¶ sic ¶ ) ¶ and other weeds will be collected ¶ ¶ by a Government officer at Donald ¶ Vic. ¶ and ¶ ¶ forwarded to Baron Von Mueller for his ¶ ¶ opinion]...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Christopher Lawler, 1894-01-??.
                                                                                [ ¶ Statements having been made that a number of horses having been seriously affected, in some cases death resulting, in the Donald district, ¶ Vic. ¶ the Inspector of Stock was directed to report u...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to George Sydenham, 1894-01-??.
                                                                                  ¶ [ ¶ Mr ¶ ¶ Sydenham, thistle i ¶ n ¶ spector ¶ , rep ¶ orted ¶ that fair progress ¶ was bein ¶ g made in cutting the ordinary th ¶ istles, ¶ an ¶ d most ¶ p ¶ laces ¶ where they had been forward t...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, 1894-01-??.
                                                                                    ¶ I am delighted that the experiment of sending Psamma in a living state from here to India answered. ¶ Should the small lot, which was planted there not succeed, which may be a climatic question, t...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Samuel Avery, 1894-01-??.
                                                                                      ¶ [Ranger reported receipt of packets of seeds from Baron Von Mueller]...
                                                                                      • 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 ...
                                                                                        • Sophie Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-01-05.
                                                                                          Kilkivan. ¶ Queensland. ¶ Jan 5th/94. ¶ Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G. ¶ &c. &c. &c....
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Isaac Tyson, 1894-01-07.
                                                                                            7/1/94. ¶ ¶ Let me thank you for the kind new sending of plants, also for the extensive information on the feeding value of some of your native plants. I will utilize these notes for the new edition ...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1894-01-12.
                                                                                              12/1/94. ¶ ¶ This day, dear Mr Macdonald, I met Mr F. J. Hobson, who seems inclined to join as ¶ life member ¶ our RGSA. He resides at the Australian Club, so perhaps you will kindly call on this l...
                                                                                              • Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-01-13.
                                                                                                13 Jany, ¶ ¶ [189]4 ¶ editorial addition. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ The Chief Secretary's attention having been called to the fact that at the recent fire at the General Post Office the hose was found to be in a d...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Nordstedt, 1894-01-16.
                                                                                                  16/1/94 ¶ ¶ Accept my best thanks, highly esteemed Doctor, for the transmission of the beautiful portrait of our venerable and celebrated friend Agardh. I suppose this sending arises from the Jubilee...
                                                                                                  • Patrick Shepherd to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-01-19.
                                                                                                    202 Pitt Street ¶ Sydney 19/1/94 ¶ My Dear Baron, ¶ ¶ I have just received some fruits of Grevillea Shepherdi ¶ which I now enclose under separate cover, they have been a good deal knocked about but...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1894-01-23.
                                                                                                      23/1/94 ¶ Private ¶ ¶ As a German, dear Mr Tepper, you are also certainly concerned about the fate of Leichhardt, and as a South Australian even more, since his party must have died near your boundar...
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