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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1856-06-18.
Main Camp on the Victoria River, ¶ 18 June 1856 ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ Prepared to leave in Mr Gregory's party this camp again within a few days, I am anxious to avail myself of the only opportunity, whi...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1861-07-23.
Melbourne, botanic & zoologic Garden ¶ 23. July 1861 ¶ My very dear Sir William. ¶ ¶ I have your noble letters, dated 18 and 25 May before me, accompanied by communications from your son & Mr Bentham...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1865-12-25.
25/12/65 ¶ ¶ Only the helichrysoid Compositae, dear Mr Bentham, are remaining to be sent to you; these will soon follow the two other boxes Compositae despatched in Sept by the Kent & in Nov by the Y...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1868-02-05.
Melbourne bot Garden ¶ 5/2/68. ¶ ¶ From the byefollowing memorandum & bill of loading you will perceive, dear Mr Bentham, that the " ¶ True Britain ¶ " brings you an other consignment of plants. I am...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1868-06-14.
14/6/68. ¶ I owe you, dear Mr Bentham, an ¶ ¶ answer to your kind letter of 16 April, which was coming here later than usual. I feel indebted for your and Dr Hookers remarks on the Apostasia, which ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maxwell Masters, 1868-09-10.
Melb. Bot Garden, ¶ 10/9/68. ¶ ¶ I was very much pleased, dear Dr Masters, to receive by last mail the admirable essays on the Restiaceae, published by you in the proceedings of the Linnean Society. ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1869-02-27.
27/[2]/69. ¶ ¶ It was my intention, dear Mr Bentham, to have sent an other case of Museum-plants to you by the Essex, but so much unforeseen work intervened, that I could not g[e]t it quite ready, an...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1869-03-28.
28/3/69 ¶ ¶ I am glad, dear Mr Bentham, to receive already the 30 copies of vol IV, which have been distributed by the Government to public institutions, ministers of the Crown and the few principle ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1869-04-12.
Melbourne bot. Garden, ¶ 12/4/69 ¶ ¶ As indicated by last overland mail, dear Dr Hooker, you will now receive by the Anglesey the rest of the Dicotyledoneae for Mr Bentham's use. ¶ ¶ They are in two...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1869-04-17.
Sunday 17/4/69 ¶ ¶ I send, dear Dr Hooker, the bill of loading for Cases 51 & 52. The Anglesey went only yesterday, much later than anticipated. You have now 14 Cases of dry plants from me at Kew. By...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1869-05-19.
19/5/69 ¶ ¶ The enclosed Teucrium, dear Mr Bentham, may be actually your T. sessiliflorum in an abnormal state or in its highest developed form, and I may have erred in uniting T. sessilifolium ¶ & ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1869-12-31.
Newyears eve 1869. ¶ ¶ I regret very much to hear of your indisposition, dear Mr Bentham, ¶ but trust as you are so entirely your own master, that you can and will give yourself all the rest and att...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1870-01-29.
29/1/70 ¶ ¶ Since last writing to you, dear Mr Bentham, I have examined most of the Austr. Liliaceae, and thereby a good deal of new knowledge is gained. ¶ Endlichers Thysanotus micranthus belongs n...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1870-04-22.
22/4/70. ¶ ¶ As far as sparehours occasionally permit, dear Mr Bentham, I work quietly away on Monocotyledoneae, preparatory for your work, but these sparehours are and have been much diminished in n...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1870-07-10.
10/7/70. ¶ ¶ I have again written my views on that portion of the work, dear Mr Bentham, which you forwarded to me by the mail just arrived. I am pleased with the whole arrangement and the details, a...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1870-09-06.
6/9/70 ¶ ¶ By last mail, dear Mr Bentham, and by this, I sent you the continuation of the brief emendatory remarks on the pages of the 5th volume, which you kindly forwarded to me. ¶ This new volume...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1872-02-15.
Melbourne bot Garden ¶ 15/2/72 ¶ ¶ I am just informed, dear Mr Bentham, that the money (£100 –) ¶ is ¶ available for you, whenever you may call at the Office of the Agent General so Mr Verdon write...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1872-03-18.
Melbourne ¶ bot Garden ¶ 18/3/72 ¶ ¶ By the steamship "Northumberland," ¶ dear Mr Bentham, I have at last sent a case with more plants for your use. This is the first sending after nearly ¶ three ¶...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1872-07-15.
Bot Garden 1[5] 7/72 ¶ ¶ By the Summersetshire, ¶ dear Mr Bentham, you will receive the first instalment of Monocotyledoneae. As this steamer leaves in a few weeks, ¶ you will get the plants as ear...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-03-01.
Melbourne ¶ bot Garden ¶ 1/3/73. ¶ ¶ When my sending to Kew was made some weeks ago by the " ¶ Hampshire ¶ ", ¶ dear Mr Bentham, my Agent unfortunately omitted here to send a memorandum to you or to...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-03-23.
Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 23/3/73 ¶ ¶ I got your kind letter, dear Mr Bentham, sent on the 13. jan, ¶ and admire the wonderful power of your continued working. Let me hope, that it will long remain un...
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 George Bentham, 1873-05-20.
Melbourne bot Garden ¶ 20/5/73 ¶ ¶ I have not heard of you by last mail, dear Mr Bentham, which I take as sufficient indication of no more plants being required for vol. VI. ¶ than the Orchideae. At...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-09-05.
Melbourne ¶ 5/9/73 ¶ ¶ I am always glad to get your letters, dear Mr Bentham, and trust that I shall enjoy your writing for many years yet. Your progress with the Flora is most pleasing, and I trust ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1873-11-05.
Melbourne ¶ 5/11/73 ¶ ¶ I was gratified at the receipt of the proof pages, dear Mr Bentham, concerning the rest of the Orchideae and Irideae, ¶ and I trust that your strength & spirit will remain un...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1874-05-17.
Melbourne ¶ 17/5/74 ¶ ¶ I wish merely to say, dear Mr Bentham, that at last the box with Liliaceae will be despatched by the Ship "Carlisle Castle", to sail at the end of next week. I regret the dela...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1877-08-22.
22/8/77. ¶ ¶ I was pleased, dear Mr Bentham, to get the commencing sheets of vol VII ¶ and admire the vigorous continuation of the work as a sound foundation for all future observations, if indeed p...
Ferdinand von Mueller to John Buchanan, 1878-03-18.
18/3/78. ¶ ¶ I thank you, dear Mr Buchanan, ¶ for sending me the small-leaved Veronica which in many respects is very interesting. Your Dichelachnes I will carefully examine, when I get my extensive...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1879-10-08.
8/10/79. ¶ ¶ It is with delight, dear Mr Bentham, that I learn of the completion of the genera to the end of Dicotyledoneae! ¶ What a grand work! Had you & Sir Joseph never done any thing else, it w...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1880-04-14.
14/4/80 ¶ ¶ Herewith, Sir Joseph, some seeds from Mr Alex Forrests Expedition in N.W. Australia, ¶ received only ¶ this ¶ day from Mr Carey. ¶ I also forward fresh tubers of Dipodium. Perhaps you...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alphonse de Candolle, 1880-08-04.
4.8.1880 ¶ Dear Mr De Candolle. ¶ ¶ I must express my thanks for your attention in sending me your "Phytography"; ¶ another volume you have added to the important publications that have made your na...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1881-08-04.
4/8/81. ¶ ¶ As you probably now, dear Sir Joseph, are passing the sheets of the Monocotyledoneae for the generic work ¶ through the press, it may be well to mention to you, that the Nipa, which has ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to B. Daydon Jackson, 1881-12-25.
Christmas/1881/ ¶ I am somewhat surprised, dear Mr Jackson, that Mr Forrest ¶ has not at once paid his dues; – but he is a high-minded and wealthy man; hence he is sure to send his remittance at once...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1882-06-29.
29/6/82 ¶ ¶ The Census, ¶ of which I send a secont ¶ proof sheet, dear Sir Joseph, explains itself. As a Commentary to Bentham's fl. Austral. ¶ and to the fragmenta also it will facilitate the use...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1882-10-02.
2/10/82 ¶ ¶ I forgot to mention, dear Mr Ramsay, in my letter this morning, ¶ that the "Seagrasses" or rather oceanic Monocotyledoneae are not at all well known from N. S. W. They are not numerous i...
Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1882-11-08.
8/11/82 ¶ ¶ It is always with gladness, dear Mr Bentham, that I receive letters from you. If I have not often adressed you within the last few years, you must seek the cause in my reluctance of encro...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Paolo Dattari, 1886-04-14.
14/4/86. ¶ ¶ In reply to your note, ¶ dear Mr Dattari, let me say, that when botanic works are written, we must draw the distinction between popular and strictly professional ones, and must adopt fo...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Cheeseman, 1888-03-23.
23/3/88 ¶ ¶ Allow me to ask you, dear Mr Cheeseman, whether the Olea Cunninghami ¶ there has scented wood. Should Zosteras in fruit or any other oceanic Monocotyledoneae be obtainable there, will yo...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Carruthers, 1891-04-28.
28/4/91. ¶ Only some few lines this time, dear Mr Carruthers, as I have been overwhelmed with extrawork for Sir Thomas Elders Central Australian and for Baron von Nordenskiolds south-polar Expedition ...