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RB MSS M3, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 73.02.21

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George Bentham to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-02-21. 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/1870-9/1873/73-02-21-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

25, WILTON PLACE. S.W.
Feby 21 [1873]
1
editorial addition. The year is determined by Bentham's pattern of work on the Orchids for Bentham (1863-78), vol. 6. In December 1872 he announced he was to begin (G. Bentham to M, 17 December 1872), was in the midst of this work in January 1873 (G. Bentham to M, 13 January 1873), and almost finished in April (G. Bentham to M, 8 April 1873).
My dear Sir
I write a few lines in great haste as I am very busy — in the first place to express my great regret at your encreased troubles and the renewed restrictions as to your scientific expenditure and my sincere hope that you will get the better of all these annoying difficulties — and in the next place to say that I find the terrestrial orchideae cut down more than I expected and that I shall have to insert in the present sixth volume at least the whole of the Monocotyledons with inferior ovaries and trust that your specimens are on their way — I have begun printing and already corrected proofs of two sheets but none are printed off yet — I am printing slowly but hope to send you a sheet or two by next mail
Yours very sincerely
George Bentham
Baron v Mueller