The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: On board of the "Assam", ¶ New year 1878. ¶ ¶ I send you, dear Mr Bentham, a few notes, written here as supplemental to vol. VII, ¶ so far as I could hitherto furnish them from the proofsheets. I s...

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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-81, f. 205. 78.01.01a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1878-01-01 [78.01.01a]. 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/1870-9/1878/78-01-01a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

On board of the "Assam",

M was returning to Melbourne from WA; he arrived in Melbourne on 4 January 1878 ( Argus , 5 January 1878, p. 7).

New year 1878.

I send you, dear Mr Bentham, a few notes, written here as supplemental to vol. VII,

Bentham (1863-78), vol. 7.

so far as I could hitherto furnish them from the proofsheets. I suppose, that you like to keep the Kew copy and your own copy complete.

Notes not found.

As soon as I have arranged my notes of this last journey and revised the specimens, I will write to you on the results of this journey, chiefly important phytogeographically.

Regardfully your

Ferd von Mueller