Ferdinand von Mueller

Melbourne bot. Garden,

9/10/72.

Private

This day, dear Dr Hector, I got the printed reports, which you so kindly sent. From one I see, that you do not wish to distribute the new sets of Chatham Islands plants, until I had fully examined them. But the unforeseen protracted persecution, which I have to endure from a few traducers, who have hold on 2 or 3 journals here, has upset all my literary arrangements for this year, and as I have moreover to resuscitate my garden at this advanced season yet so far as I can from the decay into which it has largely fallen since the last three years (when my administrative position was largely intruded on) — it will be best for you not to delay the distribution of the Chatham Isl. plants any longer; but the recipients might receive intimation that the elucidation was reserved to me.

1

M to J. Hector, 17 July 1872, had indicated that M was delayed in publishing the detailed work on Henry Travers's collection to complement his preliminary report, B73.05.01.

I will write to Mr Travers in a few days

2

Letter not found.