Bot. Gardens, Melbourne
28. June 1855.
Sir William,
I beg to enclose in this letter a bill of loading for a box with narrowly packed specimens,
shipped to you this day per Francis Henty. I hope they will reach in safety and will
meet with your approbation. Of most of the specimens I forwarded a duplicate number,
and should you not be in particular wants of these, please do me the favor of allowing
Mr Kippist to select them for the Linnean Society. I promised to send a set of plants
for him, but for reasons, which I shall state in my next letter, I was unable to attend
to his request, having absolutely no time for labelling plants just now. Through the
kindness of a friend Mr Balfour Steward, I forwarded to you a box with specimens 2
month ago, containing a set of Mr Wilhelmi's plants from the Port Lincoln district,
also
all
my Fungi for inspection of Mr Berkeley and for retaining of them what he requires,
and a good lot of seeds mosses and other specimens.
Through Mr Ron. Gunns great kindness I had at last the pleasure of perusing Dr. J.
Hookers admirable "Flora Antarctica" and "Flora of New Zealand".
— I would have saved immense labour had not my bookseller so long tantalized me about
them.
I am sorry, that the years transactions of our scientific Societies are not yet fully
printed, but I have given orders that a copy of the philos. transact. shall be transmitted
to you, and will send reprints of the bot. articles of the Victorian Institute;
both societies are now united under the name Philosophical Institute, and promise
to work well.
Of the receipt of my specimens, pamphlets &c, per "Great
Britain" I know only through Mr Kippist indirectly. I would deem it a very great favour
to receive always with the first mail an acknowledgement, may it be only by a very
few lines. If you knew, Sir William, with what anxiety I am looking out for your letters,
I am sure you would accede to my desire.
My next letters will be from Sydney. Dr Harvey left for the South Sea Islands.
I remain, Sir William, with
obedience and veneration
your[s]
Ferd Mueller
My three letters from Gipps Land I hope reached you
If you have a few spare duplicates, which are not of value to you; please let me have
them for the sake of improving my knowledge. Indian [and] Australian plants I would
desire above all to get.
I received at last after writing a dozend times for it from a friend
in very good specimens. You had the kindness to promise a figure of it for your excellent
journal and I am quite proud about this honor.
I refer it now to
.
In the Government Bag "per Francis Henty" a larger set of manuscripts is again transmitted
to you.
