The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 28/8/78. ¶ ¶ I thank you, dear Mr Dyer, for the copy of Baker's flora of the Seychelles & Mauritius. ¶ This will do for the Office; I bought a copy for my private Library, though I can assure you, t...

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RBG Kew, Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-81, f. 220. 78.08.28

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1878-08-28. 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/1870-9/1878/78-08-28-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

28/8/78.

I thank you, dear Mr Dyer, for the copy of Baker's flora of the Seychelles & Mauritius.

Baker (1877). See M to J. Baker, 16 April 1878.

This will do for the Office; I bought a copy for my private Library, though I can assure you, that such purchases fall heavy on me, for my votes remained in the garden.

What an enormous working power Mr Baker displayes! But then, what uncomparable facilities has he also for work.

Now, as Dr Sonder has sold his pharmaceutic business, he will be able to devote quietly a few years to the completion of the flora Capensis. You should accept him as full cooperator while you take Harvey's place.

The first three volumes were by Harvey and Sonder (1859–64); subsequent volumes (1896-1925) were edited by W. Thiselton-Dyer. M had previously supported Sonder's claims to continued involvement; see M to H. Barkly, 8 October 1871 (in this edition as 71-10-08b) and notes thereto.

I can understand his pangs of mental pain, if he was ejected out of the Flora Capensis, as I almost out of the Flora Austral

Bentham (1863–78).

Regardfully

Ferd. von Mueller