The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 29/6/85 ¶ ¶ I am greatly beholden to you, dear Mr Dyer, by sending me your excellent photogram, which I shall value all the more, as it is the first likeness I ever have seen of you, and as we not li...

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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1882-90, ff. 150-1. 85.06.29

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Byblis
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1885-06-29. 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/1880-9/1885/85-06-29-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

29/6/85

I am greatly beholden to you, dear Mr Dyer, by sending me your excellent photogram, which I shall value all the more, as it is the first likeness I ever have seen of you, and as we not likely will ever meet personally in life. This is an other mark of your generous sentiments towards me, of which you have given me so many proofs. I shall give this beautiful photographic picture of a sterling scientific friend a prominent position in the Album of illustrious correspondents.

Photograph not found. Thiselton-Dyer's portrait is not amongst the images included in M's photograph album held at MEL.

My photgraphic card will ere long be offered you in return for kind acceptance; but I have none at hand and have not been for years in an "atelier"; indeed I had never yet a large card-picture done for all my life!

I am somewhat out of the run of ordinary mortals; never bought a watch in my whole life; used in travelling the compas

compass?

instead, even chronometer-watches becoming unreliable for longitude in land-exploration. Never brought a mirror, only one a few spare

square?

-inches large being in my poor place. My Hottentot-life so long in the "bush" has made me indifferent about the ordinary luxuries in the world, even if my money had not gone in travels, books, charities &c Still, as there was no Lady in the poor place at any time it did not matter much — The whole last 2 weeks we had here cloudy skies and rains; hence the photgram

photogram?

of ♀and ♂ of

See Encephalartos dyeri in B85.06.02, p. 12 and B85.13.11, p. 225.

did not get ready by this mail. Next post I shall also be able to send N. vii of "Papuan plants"

Probably B85.06.03. Part vii (B86.02.03) was not published until the following year.

Regardfully ever your

Ferd. von Mueller

Lots of extra-work for London Colonial Exhibit.,

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886.

but I cannot do it to advantage, and only very partially.

Will try to get more seeds of the large .

will try … is written on separate sheet and may belong to another letter.