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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70. f.369. 69.01.14

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Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1869-01-14. 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/1860-9/1869/69-01-14-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

14/1/69
I am glad, dear Mr Bentham, to hear of your famous progress again. The
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will indeed prove very interesting. You will find a few additions to them and to
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in the larger boxful of supplemental plants, of Monochlamydeae which is soon to be dispatched.
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Box 49, per Wellesley , sailed from Melbourne on 15 January 1869 (Notebook recording despatch of plants for Flora Australiensis, RB, MSS, M44, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne).
The examination of the Lord Howe's Island plants, which I have now through Mr Moore's kindness in some quantity will prove to you, that Norfolk Island not only as a dependency, but also phytologically belongs best to Australia.
Let me hope your health and strength remain firm.
With best regards
Ferd. von Mueller.
Is your
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really decandrous. I have a species, seemingly referable to this genus, (G. tetrandra F. v M.)
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No record of publication of
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has been found.
with tetramerous (tetrandrous) flowers from the Liverpool River. Your (but not Dr Hookers)
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belongs partly to
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!
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MS annotation by Bentham: your [fr.] does not belong to the fl specimen. See G. Bentham to M, 30 September 1869.