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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Heinrich Best, 1895-12-15.
    15/12/95 ¶ ¶ Mr Boyce, Superintendent of Albert Park ¶ was ill, so a ¶ Pinus ¶ could only be selected yesterday, ¶ that he will show to Mr Mitscherlich and other gentlemen of the Turnverein today...
    • William MacGregor to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1895-12-15.
      I had a specimen brought on board the ¶ Merrie England ¶ , ¶ Steam yacht in the service of the Governor of British New Guinea. ¶ where I invited Mr. W. Fitzgerald to study it. He undertook to send y...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Baldwin Spencer, 1895-12-17.
        17/12/95. ¶ Private ¶ ¶ My attention has been drawn to your announcement, dear Professor Spencer, in the Argus ¶ Letter to the editor,Argus, 17 December 1895, p. 5, announcing that thereport on the H...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1895-12-17.
          17/12/95. ¶ ¶ By the next weekly post, honoured Sir, you will again receive algae from Lacèpede Bay, ¶ recently collected there by Dr Engelhardt, ¶ whose algal searchings were interrupted by a long...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Baldwin Spencer, 1895-12-19.
            19/12/95 ¶ ¶ Was not aware, dear Prof Spencer, that the botanic Report had finally been transmitted to you as result of the Horn-Exped. ¶ If I had not been obliged to devote so much time in 1895 for...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1895-12-31.
              31/12/95. ¶ ¶ Yesterday, highly esteemed Professor, a letter came to me from Tönsberg ¶ from Captain Kristensen, ¶ ¶ ¶ who commanded the Norwegian steamer ¶ Antarctic ¶ during the voyage to the...
              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Morris, 1896-??-??.
                ¶ Professor Robert K. Greville of Edinburgh was born on the 14th Dec., 1794, he was therefore only just fourteen years old when the genus ¶ Grevillea ¶ was established....
                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1896-??-??.
                  ¶ […] ¶ help to discriminate the plant systematically. What is the precise locality? ¶ 444. Also in this difficult genus the fruit, when containing well ripened seeds, give some of the best characte...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Giovanni De Toni, 1896-??-??.
                    ¶ [The illustrious botanist Ferdinand Mueller, a resident of Melbourne, who has been sending me Australian materials for several years with the assignment that I have to draw up a "Systematic Census ...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-01-??.
                      ¶ [ ¶ S ¶ pecimen of Grass ¶ .— Selector, Narbethong. ¶ Vic. ¶ — The tall climbing grass with entangled branches received is the Ehrhorta jancea. ¶ Jpurnalist's error for Ehrharta juncea? ¶ It is in...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolf Engler, 1896-01-??.
                        ¶ [...] ¶ ¶ I take this additional opportunity to express my regret that Prof R. Wettstein ¶ has put into effect the unfortunate idea of Baillon to suppress the genus ¶ Eremophila ¶ and thereby b...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Neylon, 1896-01-??.
                          ¶ [From Baron von Mueller, Melbourne, stating that the Government of India was desirous, through the office of the Hon. the Premier of Victoria, of obtaining a large quantity of marum grass seed, and...
                          • William MacDonald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-??.
                            ¶ On the 3rd inst. ¶ Themonthis confirmed bya news itemdescribing the incidentinEvening news(Sydney),6January 1896, p.3. ¶ a bo ¶ at manned by Captain Clark ¶ Error for Grant? TheEvening newsand othe...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-01-??.
                              ¶ [Centranthus Macrosiphon ¶ .— E. A. Moodie, Coleraine. ¶ Vic. ¶ — The judges were wrong in disqualifying your collection of annuals for containing Centranthus macrosiphon. We referred the matter to...
                              • Robert Etheridge Jr to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-03.
                                3. I. 96 ¶ My dear Baron, ¶ ¶ Your letter re ¶ ¶ Claudea ¶ ¶ was duly received. ¶ M to R. EtheridgeJr,14 December 1895(in this edition as 95-12-14a). ¶ ¶ You ¶ ¶ may ¶ ¶ rest assured that should...
                                • William Callaway to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-04.
                                  4th Jan [18]96. ¶ editorial addition. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor, by direction, to inform you that His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to Order that your service as Government Bo...
                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1896-01-07.
                                    7/1/96 ¶ ¶ Best New Year greetings to you, dear Mr Tepper. Another small present has been sent to you. ¶ ¶ Would you do me the favour of asking in the German Consulate there whether one or two years...
                                    • Clements Markham to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-08.
                                      ¶ I wrote to Mr. Goschen, the first Lord of the Admiralty on the subject of an Antarctic expedition, but, I am sorry to say, that his reply was very disheartening. Whilst fully recognising the scient...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1896-01-11.
                                        11/1/96 ¶ ¶ This day, dear Dr Dyer, I posted to you a small box, containing a Flacon with essence of Boronia megastigma a plant of most powerful and peculiar flower fragrance. ¶ I fancy, that you li...
                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Baldwin Spencer, 1896-01-17.
                                          17/1/96 ¶ ¶ Herewith, dear Professor Spencer, I send you the description of the new scrophularineous genus, Elacholoma, which Prof Tate discovered, when you [w]ere out in Central Australia. ¶ Horn Sc...
                                          • Alphonse Milne-Edwards to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-17.
                                            Paris, 17 January 1896 ¶ Dear Sir, ¶ ¶ I hasten to inform you of the safe arrival at Paris of the two boxes of collections that you have so kindly sent to the Museum through the obliging intercession...
                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Crummer, 1896-01-22.
                                              ¶ [In his answer he referred to his previous efforts towards unravelling the mystery surrounding the fate of Leichhardt and his party. There was, he agreed, a possibility of Leichhardt and his compan...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1896-01-23.
                                                23/1/96 ¶ ¶ Today, noble Sir, your important list of algae from Miss Hussey and also from Mr O'Halloran has arrived and been forwarded immediately to these keen collectors. ¶ We are all indebted to ...
                                                • Alphonse Milne-Edwards to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-01-25.
                                                  Paris 25 January 1896 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honour of sending you the thanks of the Administration of the Museum for the donation you have so kindly made to it of your book on “Select extra tropical ...
                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Magarey, 1896-02-??.
                                                    ¶ On various occasions during the last ten years I have urged that the great north-western desert of Australia, yet a blank on the map, should be explored partly for geographical reasons and partly o...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1896-02-04.
                                                      4/2/96. ¶ ¶ Again I have, respected Sir, sent you a handsome number of algae freshly collected by Miss Hussey, and to which collection Dr Verco (not Vercoe) also has contributed on a voyage with the ...
                                                      • Robert Etheridge Jr to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-02-12.
                                                        12. ii. 96 ¶ My dear Baron, ¶ ¶ Standing arrangements exist with the various Custom-Houses within the Colonies for the admittance of ¶ ¶ our ¶ ¶ spirit-drums when sent for collecting ¶ ¶ purposes....
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Campbell, 1896-02-16.
                                                          16/2/96. ¶ ¶ Without wishing to be intrusive, dear Mr. Campbell, I like to mention that I am reminded of my promise to send to Europe fruits (not very many) of ¶ Atkinsonia ligustrina ¶ for anatomi...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1896-02-17.
                                                            17/2/96. ¶ ¶ Today, highly esteemed Professor, I have sent a ¶ small box ¶ to you through the ¶ parcel post ¶ registered, which includes a small bottle ¶ containing marine organisms from Encount...
                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Édouard Bornet, 1896-02-18.
                                                              18/2/96 ¶ ¶ If I rightly remember, dear Dr Bornet, I wrote to you, that a small glass vessel, containing partly algs and partly animal organisms of the lowest form, would be sent in a case, which I h...
                                                              • the family of Baron Cristoforo Negri to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-02-18.
                                                                ¶ Carlotta Gatti widow Negri, engineer Sir Luigi Negri, Antonio Moscioni Negri, Member of Parliament, Guiseppina and Giulio Cesare Moscioni Negri joined in deep sorrow have the painful duty of announ...
                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to James Butler, 1896-03-??.
                                                                  This involved ¶ Involves? ¶ incessant operations in your winterless region, where the growth of these plants remains uninterrupted through the year. Under ordinary circumstances the two plants allude...
                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London, 1896-03-??.
                                                                    We the Undersigned beg to recommend ¶ ¶ the Rev. H. B Barber ¶ of Beaufort, ¶ Ballarat, Victoria, ¶ for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society, for which honor he has fair claims through his local ...
                                                                    • Joseph Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-03-02.
                                                                      March 2 /96 ¶ The Camp. ¶ Sunningdale ¶ . ¶ Hooker's home in his retirement. ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I have not yet thanked you for your acceptable ¶ ¶ letter of the New Year, ¶ See M to J. Hooker, 1 Ja...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to Ellis Rowan, 1896-03-03.
                                                                        3/3/96. ¶ ¶ Your genial letter, ¶ dear Madam, has reached me, the one of the 17 Jan, and I feel very much indebted for the generous sentiments, which you evince towards me, and for the spirited exer...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to Heinrich Best, 1896-03-03.
                                                                          3/3/96 ¶ ¶ Since I feel very ¶ anxious ¶ , dear Mr Best, it will be a real benefit to me, if you will tell me, be it even only through a few written words, what has been the result of your kind visi...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Setchell, 1896-03-05.
                                                                            Dictated ¶ Melbourne 5-3-96 ¶ ¶ Let me acknowledge dear Professor Setchell the receipt of your kind letter dated 3th February, ¶ and let me assure you that I shall always be glad to hear from you. I...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1896-03-06.
                                                                              6/3/96. ¶ ¶ Let me say in reply to your kind letter, just received, dear Mr McDonald, that in my opinion any Easter-tour, if our Council-Colleagues ¶ and their friends can afford the expenditure, sh...
                                                                              • Ignatz Urban to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-03-11.
                                                                                Royal Botanical Museum ¶ Berlin, 11 March 1896 ¶ Honoured Baron, ¶ ¶ Allow me to send you a copy of what I said at the time about ¶ Boronia floribunda ¶ Sieb. and include a fragment of the original...
                                                                                • William Fitzgerald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-03-13.
                                                                                  Yule Island ¶ British New Guinea ¶ March 13th 1896. ¶ ¶ We left Cooktown ¶ on February 23th and reached Port Moresby ¶ on the 5th ist. ¶ Sir W. MacGregor was away West. Whilst in Port-Moresby I he...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Henri de Saussure, 1896-03-17.
                                                                                    17/3/96 ¶ ¶ With pleasure I am sending you, dear Mr Saussure, some Australian postage stamps and others shall follow very soon. You will receive news by the next weekly post about the "Wire Worm". ¶ ...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1896-03-17.
                                                                                      17/3/96 ¶ ¶ In two small parcels you will receive, esteemed Professor, faded and therefore almost worthless plants this time, but the Abrolhos Islands near Champion Bay ¶ seem to be the ¶ northerly...
                                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to John Clayton, 1896-03-20.
                                                                                        South-Yarra, 26/3/96 ¶ J. Claydon ¶ i.e. Clayton. ¶ ¶ Esqre &c ¶ Town-Clerk of Melbourne. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ It affords me much pleasure to send to the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Melbourne herewith seeds...
                                                                                        • Eugene Hilgard to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1896-03-26.
                                                                                          The reason why the other saltbushes have not been mentioned more prominently is simply that they have not showed up to great advantage on the Alkali soil (of all kinds and grades) on our Tulara ¶ Tula...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to Casimir de Candolle, 1896-03-31.
                                                                                            Melbourne, 31/3/96. ¶ ¶ This day, dear Prof de Candolle, I received the large volume on Bromeliaceae, which you so generously forwarded to me. ¶ It is a superb volume of a splendid series! Mr Mez ma...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1896-04-??.
                                                                                              The grass, of which I just received a sprig from you, is the Panicum Crus Galli, known as the Barnyard Grass, indigenous to Southern Asia, and seemingly wild also in South Europe. It has found its way...
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1896-04-01.
                                                                                                1/4/96. ¶ ¶ This ¶ afternoon ¶ , dear Mr Macdonald, I received the postcard, regarding the Meeting to be held by the Subcommittee concerning the spoken of Easter Excursion. I have searched everywher...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to Isaac Tyson, 1896-04-04.
                                                                                                  4/4/96. ¶ ¶ Among the plants, just received from you, dear Mr Tyson, is N. 1 an Acacia in abnormal (monstrous) flowering state, — the plant found by your brother ¶ on the stony Hills. I am glad, tha...
                                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1896-04-05.
                                                                                                    Easter 1896 ¶ Your genial and extensive letter ¶ has been most cheering to me, dear Sir Joseph, and it most gratifying, that you – altho’ now nearly an Octogenarian – you ¶ are in so youthful a vigo...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Rothschild, 1896-04-12.
                                                                                                      Melbourne 12/4/96 ¶ ¶ Hereby I have the honour, noble Baron Rothschild, to submit to you an extract of a letter I received in the last few days from New Guinea from my collector Mr W. Fitzgerald, ¶ ...
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