The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 11/12/86 ¶ ¶ Only a few words, esteemed Mr Tepper, to say that if you could send your ¶ novelty ¶ from Kangaroo Island ¶ soon, it would still be worked up in 1886, which may be desirable on accoun...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M198, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 86.12.11

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1886-12-11. 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/1880-9/1886/86-12-11-final.odt>, accessed June 10, 2026

MS annotation by Tepper: 'Reply 14.12.86'. Letter not found.

11/12/86

Nur ein paar Worte, geehrter Herr Tepper, um zu sagen, dass wenn Sie Ihr Neues von der Känguruh-Insel bald senden könnten, würde es noch 1886 bearbeitet, was der Priorität wegen wünschenswerth sein möchte

Freundschaftlich

Ihr

Ferd. von Mueller.

Hält Ihre R.S noch eine Meeting 1886

11/12/86

Only a few words, esteemed Mr Tepper, to say that if you could send your novelty from Kangaroo Island

SA.

soon, it would still be worked up in 1886, which may be desirable on account of priority.

Amicably

Your

Ferd. von Mueller.

Does your R. S. hold another meeting in 1886.

The final meeting of the Royal Society of South Australia for 1886 was on 7 December. The next meeting was on 1 February 1887, when Tepper exhibited 'three new plants from Kangaroo Island'. See Transactions and proceedings and report of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 10 (1886-7), p. 305.