Ferdinand von Mueller

1

MS annotation: 'Ansd Jy 26/68'. Letter not found.

20/5/68

I think by last mail I mentioned, dear Dr Hooker, that I had given a kind of promise to supply sooner or later some plants for the Brit. Museum.

2

See M to J. Hooker, 25 April 1868.

You are aware, that I hold the view of its being more important to have all the Great collections rather at Kew; still it seems that to many metropolitan workers the collections of the Brit. Mus. are a real boon. Now as long as the Museum has a phytographic branch I feel morally bound to support it, and the thought has arisen, that Mr Carruthers might pick out of the collections sent by me on loan a specimen of all such species as the Brit Museum stand in need of, provided there are available duplicates, so as not to break the series of forms and localities. Before I however write to Mr Bennett

3

J. J. Bennett.

I wish to consult you, in order that any such arrangement may not involve troubles at Kew. This months mail brought no letter from you and Mr Bentham.