Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M4, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 70.06.09

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

George Bentham to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1870-06-09. 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/1870-9/1870/70-06-09-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

London
25, WILTON PLACE. S.W.
June 9 /70
My dear Sir
Enclosed is a bill of lading for the last box sent of which I presume you have received the duplicate. Another box is being packed and probably two will soon be sent as I have given
Grevillea

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and
Hakea

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to be be packed and
Banksia

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will be ready next week — then I have only
Dryandra

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which will not take long and I shall have the whole volume in the printers hands before I leave town next month. You will have received last month down to p. 256 and I hope to have from the printer tonight in time for the mail tomorrow the clean proofs down to p. 400 or at least to 384
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Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5. Bentham had previously sent sheets M to R of the volume, and sheets S to BB or CC.
— one or two more sheets are in type but will not be ready to send now
On my return to town in autumn I shall be obliged to interrupt Flora Australiensis for a while till I get out another part of Genera Plantarum
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Bentham & Hooker (1862-83).
so that I must beg you not to send any more plants nor any money towards the 6th vol. till I let you know that I am ready to begin again
Thanks for yours of the 20th March
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M to G. Bentham, 20 March 1870.
recd some little time since. I trust all your troubles are now satisfactorily got over
Yours very sincerely
George Bentham
Dr F. Mueller