The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 19/11/68. ¶ ¶ By the ¶ Norfolk ¶ , dear Dr Hooker, I sent to you for Mr Benthams use my whole collection of Grevilleae, approximately 2000 specimens. It took me many days to arrange them finally. Th...

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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 352. 68.11.19

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1868-11-19. 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/1860-9/1868/68-11-19-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

MS annotation in pencil by [Daniel Oliver]: 'To ✓ which have arr.' MS annotation in ink by Hooker: 'ansd March 19/69.' See J. Hooker to M, 19 March 1869 (in this edition as 68-03-19b).

19/11/68.

By the Norfolk , dear Dr Hooker, I sent to you for Mr Benthams use my whole collection of Grevilleae, approximately 2000 specimens. It took me many days to arrange them finally. The collection contains not above half a dozen new species, but shows the transit forms of many of RBr's & Meissners species. The e & e are nearly ready and shall follow in a few weeks. Former writers on have strangely neglected the carpologic characters of these two genera for specific diagnosis.

On the 24 Oct I sent by the True Britain

i. e. True Briton, which 'cleared out' of Melbourne on 27 October 1868 (Argus, 28 October 1868, p. 4).

all the small genera of and some . On the [7] July I forwarded by the Anglesey 2 Boxes, containing the , , , , and part of . On the 16 June I sent by the Lincolnshire all , , part of , & some small orders. On the 18 May I despatched all the by the Essex .

Inked ✓ in margin against each ship name.

I have not yet any intimation of the safe arrival of any of these specimens, but learned from the newspapers that the Essex has arrived.

The case with , & has safely come back. I was glad to see that Mr Bentham confirmed the validity of the many new e.

M worked up in B68.04.01, pp 136-42; see Bentham (1863-78), vol. 4, pp 374–81, however Bentham assigned to Limnanthemum three species M had described in .

With kindest regards

Ferd. von Mueller

With your usual kindness, I trust you will forward the packages to Mr Verdon (our new Colonial Agent) and to Mr Bennett

J. J. Bennett.

of the British Museum.