The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 8/7/78. ¶ ¶ I merely write a few lines, dear Prof De Caisne, to say, that I have forwarded to the Institute by this post a copy of the English Edition (enlarged by me) of Wittsteins Chemistry of plan...

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Decaisne, 1878-07-08. 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/1870-9/1878/78-07-08-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

8/7/78.

I merely write a few lines, dear Prof De Caisne, to say, that I have forwarded to the Institute by this post a copy of the English Edition (enlarged by me) of Wittsteins Chemistry of plants.

Wittstein (1878), i.e. B78.06.09.

I can send to M. Chevreul, Baron Dumas, yourself & other savants a copy of this translation, if desired. I hope you receive the fragmenta &c regularly.

As I have occasion to write to you, I would like to remark, that I have for several years past received not the slightest acknowledgement in the publications of france for my enormous efforts since nearly a quarter of a Century to push Eucalyptus culture into the mediterranean regions. For a long time, except by Mons le Doct. Planchon in the revue de deux mondes,

Planchon (1875a).

and by Dr Raveret-Wattel in his meritorious work on Eucalyptus,

Raveret-Wattel (1875).

my name did not even appear on any occasion, altho' I had not only much toil but also much expense to promote and almost originate this culture of E Globulus in the mediterranean countries.

Has recently anything appeared on New Caledonian plants in the Annales des sciences naturelles? If so, please send me kindly the respective numbers, so that I may not overlook anything, when working on Papuan Plants. I never received any number of the Annales, since the large sending by M. Adolphe Brogniart

i.e. A. Brongniart.

& yourself several years ago.

Does Dr Bureau allow me to work up some of the New Caledonian orders? I would undertake , & , Dr Beccari intending also to give over to me these orders of his large collections.

Regardfully yours

Ferd. von Mueller

What do you think of my "select plants"?

B76.12.04.