The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 29/9/65 ¶ Venerable and dearest friend. ¶ ¶ I despatch to day the 27th box of dry plants to Kew. It contains rather more than ⅓ ¶ ¶ of the Compositae, which Mr Bentham desires according to his last...

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RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol LXXV, Australian and Pacific letters 1859-65, letter no. 197. 65.09.29a

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Ageratum conyzoides
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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1865-09-29 [65.09.29a]. 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/1860-9/1865/65-09-29a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

29/9/65

Venerable and dearest friend.

I despatch to day the 27th box of dry plants to Kew. It contains rather more than ⅓ of the , which Mr Bentham desires according to his last letter to examine as material for his 3. volume.

i.e. of Bentham (1863-78).

I was under the impression that the would together with several other calyciflorous orders cover the 3 volume; hence I did not send the before, though they were lying ready for nearly a year. The present consignment comprises 26 packages It is a real treasure & [were]

were written over was or vice versa.

the collection to get lost it could never be restored. Indeed I kept nothing back, except a few trifling plants, which I intend to diagnostify in my next "Fragmenta”, thus 2 new Spilanthi, a new & a few others.

M described anactina and S. macroglossa in B65.10.04, p. 63; there were 27 additional Composites published in that fascicle of the Fragmenta, of which 25 were species of Aster. No record of M ever having published a has been found (APNI, accessed 24 November 2020).

I have now also Ageratum conyzoides from N.E. Australia.

In the box pr Kent I enclosed for the purposes of filling up vacant space a large specimen of . Would you be so kind to see it sent to Dr Sonder when ever a consignment from Kew is to go to that Gentleman. He has particularly asked me to procure a plant with a view of enquiring further into the nature of its fructification.

A report on my departmental work is submitted to Parliament.

B65.10.01.

your regardful

Ferd Mueller

Could not a few roots of be sent to us? We have as yet not the plant in Australia.