Document information

Physical location:

C68.6, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 54.10.00

Preferred Citation:

Wilhelm Sonder to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1854-10. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1850-9/1854/54-10-00-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

1
Note bound in with an offprint of J. Groenland (1854). The date of the letter is based on the information in the postscript. Christian, Captain Binder, departed from Hamburg, 18 October 1854 (Börsen-Halle, 18 October 1854, p. 1) and arrived in Melbourne, 21 February 1855 ( Age , 22 Feb 1855, p. 4).
Herr Grönland war früher mehren Jahre Gehülfe bei mir, ist jetzt seit 12 Jahren in Paris u studirt Botanik. Er hat neulich, als mit dem Tode Webb's sein Engament,
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Engagement?
für diesen Pflanzenanalysen zu zeichnen, aufgehoben war, bei einem grossartigen Horticulturisten eine gute feste Anstellung für wissenschaftl. Arbeiten erhalten, wobei er sich schon herausarbeiten wird.
Grönland schickte mir 2 Abdrücke seiner Arbeit, woran ich Ihnen den einen abgebe
Sonder
Am 25 Sept. sandte ich per Schiff Christian, Captn Binder ein Packet Drucksachen nebst Brief an Sie ab.
Mr Grönland was formerly my assistant for several years; has now been in Paris for 12 years and studies botany. When with Webb's death
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Philip Barker Webb (1793-1854), a British botanist who lived in Paris.
his engagement to draw plant analyses for him had to be given up, he has recently found a good firm position for scientific work with a great horticulturist,
4
Probably Pierre Louis François Levèque de Vilmorin (1816-1860) of Vilmorin & Cie., or his successor. See Magnus (1892), but note that Groenland's work with Webb is not included in that obituary.
during which he will no doubt work something out.
Grönland sent me 2 offprints of his work, of which I am giving you one.
Sonder
On 25 September I sent you per ship Christian, Captain Binder, a parcel of printed matter together with a letter.
5
Letter not found. Captain Binder has not been further identified.