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Folder 3, box 59, James Hector, correspondence received, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives, Wellington. 73.08.02Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1873-08-02. 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/1870-9/1873/73-08-02-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026
Melbourne,
2/8/73.
I beg to send you, dear Dr Hector, a list of Algae, which I compiled from the named
specimens of Mr Travers's last collection, returned to me by Dr Agardh, by the last
mail. I trust it will be acceptable for your new volume.
The harrassing anxieties, which I have had for more than a year in my Department,
have prevented me to do anything further with Mr Travers plants.
1
Agardh's list follows M's introduction in B74.06.01.
your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller
Can you kindly send me
soon
any good specimens
♂&
♀of all N.Z. Restiaceae. I am working on the order for Benthams 7th vol.
and should like to compare the N.Z. species as I do the S. African.
2
Bentham (1863-78), vol. 7, pp. 208-46. M treated Restiaceae in B73.08.01, pp. 64-101, including comparisons to New Zealand and some South African species.
Restiaceae