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Ferdinand von Mueller to [George Bentham], 1863-09-??.
¶ By the "Monarch" the rest of the Leguminosae is shipped, also Melastomaceae, Combretaceae & Chrysobalaneae. From the latter I have excluded Stylobasium, as it evidently not belongs to that order; b...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1863-09-10.
¶ Melb. bot. Garden ¶ 10/9/63. ¶ Dear Mr Bentham. ¶ ¶ The rest of the Leguminosae has been sent to you pr "Monarch" in the first days of this month. I trust that they will prove interesting to you a...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Carl von Martius, 1866-11-29.
Melbourne Botanic Garden, ¶ 29 November 1866. ¶ ¶ How can I thank you, noble Sir, for all the tokens of your kindness? You have elected me as a member of the venerable Academy, ¶ in which you, celeb...
Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1871-06-04.
4/6/71. ¶ ¶ Having officially thanked the N.Z. Institute, dear Dr Hector, for the honor, bestowed so unexpectedly on me, ¶ I now beg to offer my services in any way, if they can be useful to the Ins...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Théodore Caruel, 1873-04-21.
Melbourne 21 April 1873. ¶ … ¶ ¶ I have found that the genus ¶ Donatia ¶ is a true Stylidiacea, close to the genus ¶ Forstera ¶ (to which the older name ¶ Phyllachne ¶ should be restored) from...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1873-04-21.
Melbourne bot Garden ¶ 21/4/73 ¶ ¶ When recently examining some Stylideae, dear Dr Hooker, I had occasion to confirm your supposition beyond any doubt, that Donatia must be placed in that order. ¶ I...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Asa Gray, 1873-04-22.
Melbourne bot Garden ¶ 22/4/73 ¶ ¶ Many years ago, dear Dr. Gray, our late friend Dr Steetz wrote to me, ¶ that it was always a festival-day to him when a letter arrived from you; and really so is i...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-04-25.
Melbourne bot Garden, ¶ 25/4/73 ¶ ¶ The rest of the Monocotyledoneae with adnate Calyx-tube, dear Mr Bentham, was despatched under date 24 March by the Steamship ¶ Somersetshire ¶ , and an other por...
Ferdinand von Mueller to James Agnew, 1873-08-09.
Melbourne ¶ 9th August, 1873. ¶ ¶ It affords me much gratification to send you a third supplementary contribution towards the phytography of Tasmania, ¶ although it is with regret that I saw almost ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Roblin, 1874-02-05.
5/2/74. ¶ ¶ A few days ago, dear Mr Roblin, I have already forwarded the few additional notes, which I had to offer to my last contribution towards the literature of Tasmanian plants. ¶ Now to day I...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Julius von Haast, 1876-08-01.
1/8/76 ¶ ¶ I am very sorry to hear, best of friends, that you have been so ill. A heavy bronchial catarrh, which in the case of hereditary predisposition to phthisis is always very serious for me, ca...
Donald Petrie to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1878-06-10.
Education Office, ¶ Dunedin, ¶ June 10th 1878 ¶ My Dear Baron, ¶ ¶ A few days after Easter I went and gathered Donatia in fruit for you. I fear I was rather early as the seeds are scarcely ripe. I ha...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Sven Berggren, 1880-08-12.
12/8/80 ¶ ¶ Best thanks to you, most respected Doctor, for the consignment of an extra copy of your splendid paper on the plants of New Zealand. The ¶ Plantago ¶ species with three toothed corolla ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Selmar Schönland, 1888-05-??.
[The genus ¶ Donatia ¶ Forst. has similar habit as ¶ Phyllachne ¶ § ¶ Helophyllum ¶ . [...] It was until now placed in the Saxifragaceae. Baron Ferdinand von Mueller kindly informed me, however, ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Adolf Engler, 1888-08-16.
16/8/88. ¶ ¶ Your former scholar just wrote to me from Oxford, ¶ noble friend, that the MS of the Candolleaceae was sent to you, but remarked that it would be submitted to the compiler of the Dillen...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1889-07-??.
¶ The ascent of the Owen Stanley Ranges in New Guinea to their very summit, recently accomplished by Sir ¶ William Macgregor ¶ , demonstrates the occurrence of an almost alpine vegetation between el...