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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 445. 70.08.11a

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1870-08-11 [70.08.11a]. 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/1870-9/1870/70-08-11a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

11/8/70.
The case pr. Joshua,
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That is, the clipper ship J. M. Joshua .
dear Mr Bentham, has safely arrived, and I am right glad to get thus gradually back my plants for the Museum. Occasions for comparison arise so often and the absense of any large number of plants is sure to render one helpless.
Like in so in certain Boroneae the aestivation is subject to aberrations.
With best wishes
Your
Ferd. von Mueller