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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1879-05-28.
28/5/79. ¶ Could you, dear Sir Joseph, not lend us your ¶ powerful ¶ aid in getting seeds of the "Coapim" ¶ Panicum spectabile? ¶ You may have thought, that we ¶ had ¶ it in Australia, but I nev...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1880-11-26.
26/11/80. ¶ ¶ I have to acknowledge, dear Mr Dyer, the receipt of the large packet of ¶ flowers ¶ of Panicum spectabile, which you kindly caused to be forwarded. ¶ I say flowers, because so far as...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1881-02-05.
5./2./81. ¶ ¶ Will you be so kind, dear Sir Joseph, to send me a few lines, to say how the transmission of the Livistona australis succeeded. I have occasion to utilize a note to that effect, if the ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1881-02-22.
22/2/81. ¶ ¶ This day, dear Mr Dyer, I have received your kind letter of the 5. Jan. ¶ with the specimen branchlets of the hardy Kew-Eucalyptus. There cannot be the slightest doubt, that it is ¶ E....
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Moloney, 1885-06-24.
Melbourne ¶ 24 June 1885. ¶ To his Excellency ¶ ¶ Capt. Alfr. Moloney, C.M.G., ¶ Governor of Gambia &c. ¶ Sir...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Société nationale d'acclimatation de France, 1885-10-??.
[ ¶ The meetings secretary laid upon the table on behalf of Baron von Mueller, Government Botanist at Melbourne: (1) several notes concerning Australian plants; (2) seeds of the following plants: ¶ E...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Basedow, 1887-05-11.
Melbourne, 11 May 1887. ¶ ¶ Requested by you, highly esteemed Mr Basedow, during your kind visit ¶ to express my opinions on the necessity of further research explorations in Australia, I would firs...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1887-09-16.
16/9/87. ¶ ¶ I have just received a letter from Professor Naudin, ¶ esteemed Mr Holtze, in which he informs me that all seeds of ¶ Eucalyptus miniata ¶ that you were so kind as to send germinated ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1888-02-07.
¶ A. arabica ¶ should become important there and grow well, dear Mr Holtze. I haven't received anything from ¶ you ¶ for a long time. How are things working out with ¶ Medicago scutellata ¶ and ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1888-05-04.
4 May 1888 ¶ ¶ I was very glad, dear Mr Holtze, to hear from you again by mail, for, — even though I knew that you were overly burdened with official duties, — I believed or feared already nonetheles...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Crawford, 1888-05-15.
15/5/88 ¶ ¶ It seems, dear Mr Crawford, that under the enormous pressure of work, much augmented by the extra-duties for the Exhibition, ¶ I omitted to acknowledge the receipt of the sample of Olea ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1889-03-24.
24 March 1889. ¶ ¶ To my great joy, dear Mr Holtze, your letter of 9 March ¶ and your small packet of plants arrived today. In the next few days I shall compare both the ¶ Pogonia ¶ species No. 86...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Albert Molineux, 1890-09-??.
[COAPIM GRASS. ¶ The Secretary reported that he had received from Baron F. von Müller a root of the coapim grass which was said to be immensely superior as a fodder plant to the grass which had long b...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Maria Henley, 1891-11-13.
13/11/91. ¶ ¶ Among the plants, which you kindly sent to the spring-show, dear Miss Henley, was a Swainsona, which is either an unusual variety of a known species, or it may be altogether new. In the...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Keppel, 1892-07-25.
Melbourne, July 25, 1895 ¶ Mr. W. D. ¶ Keppel ¶ ¶ Sir,—According to your request in your letter of June 29, ¶ I send you herewith fresh seed of ¶ Euchlaena luxurians ¶ . ¶ If you write to Mr. Hol...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Isaac Tyson, 1892-07-28.
28/7/92 ¶ ¶ I am very grateful to you, dear Mr Tyson, for the specimens of plants, just received from you. Probably your kind brothers helped collecting. I will write at once to the firms, mentioned ...
Nathaniel McKay to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-??-??.
¶ I have no doubt that the salt-bushes yon mention would thrive here, as the whole of this part of the Mallee was covered with them in the pre-rabbit days. But it would hardly pay on this irrigation ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Town Clerk, Borough of Portland, 1893-03-29.
29/3/93. ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ Doubtless also in the Mechanics Inst. Library of Portland is a copy of my work on "Select plants for industrial culture"; in this book you will find also an account of the Coa...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Potts, 1894-06-25.
25/6/94 ¶ ¶ In reply to your letter of the 22 June, ¶ dear Mr Potts, let me say, that the feeding of cattle on the Callitris cupressiformis can for any length of time not be advisable, probably not ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Potts, 1894-07-07.
7/7/94. ¶ ¶ Kindly remind me, dear Mr Potts, about September, to send the root of the W. African Wonder-Grass, Panicum spectabile. It has in the cool weather gone back here, and it would do no good t...
Ferdinand von Mueller to William John Clarke, 1895-02-26.
26/2/95 ¶ ¶ Allow me, dear Sir William, to send you roots of the West African Wonder-Grass, Panicum spectabile, which highly important pasture-plant I introduced. You might like to get it gradually n...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Caroline Armytage, 1895-04-20.
20/4/95 ¶ ¶ Allow me dear Madam, to mention, that the enlarged nineth edition of the "Select plants" ¶ is now going into print, so that any successes with the Coapim Grass (Panicum spectabile) on yo...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Felix Reader, 1895-06-??.
¶ As regards the planting of prominently useful plants on the sand lands near the Wimmera, dear Mr. Reader, I would advise, that the authorities there form a small test plantation on one of the worst...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Eugene Hilgard, 1896-02-14.
14/2/96. ¶ ¶ As I am under the impression, highly esteemed Professor, that you do not yet have the West African ¶ wonder grass ¶ ( ¶ Panicum spectabile ¶ ) over there, which I have introduced into ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Cheeseman, 1896-06-02.
2/6/96. ¶ ¶ Recently, dear Mr Cheeseman, I sent you roots of the West African Wonder-Grass, Panicum spectabile, which I introduced into Australia and Polynesia, and which may not yet have reached Auc...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Cheeseman, 1896-08-21.
21/8/96. ¶ ¶ Let me express my best thanks, dear Mr Cheeseman, for your kind sending of so full a set of Carmichaelias, which will be utilized under your honored name. ¶ I am surprised that you did ...