The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Colonial Museum ¶ Wellington 4 Feby 1873 ¶ Dear Sir, ¶ ¶ I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 20 & 24 Ultimo ¶ M to J.Hector, 20January 1873(in this edition as 73-01-20a),andM to J...

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Physical location:

MU 13, box 2, V297, outward letter press copy book, p. 689, Hectorpapers, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives, Wellington. 73.02.04

Preferred Citation:

James Hector to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-02-04. 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/1870-9/1873/73-02-04-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Colonial Museum

Wellington 4 Feby 1873

Dear Sir,

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 20 & 24 Ultimo

M to J. Hector, 20 January 1873 (in this edition as 73-01-20a), and M to J. Hector, 24 January 1873.

and to thank you for the list of mosses of the Chatham Islands which are in time for publication in Vol V of the New Zealand Institute.

The mosses had been named by G. E. L. Hampe (see M. to J. Hector, 20 January 1873 (in this edition as 73-01-20a)) and were printed at the end of the paper read to the Wellington Philosophical Society in July 1872 (B73.05.01).

The seeds of the Kentia from Lord Howes Is, you have kindly sent, have not yet come to hand.

The seeds arrived shortly afterwards; see J. Hector to M, 13 February 1873 (in this edition as 73-02-13a).

I remain

yours truly

James Hector

Baron Von Mueller, F.R.S.

Melbourne

Kentia