The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 29/6/87 ¶ ¶ Yesterday evening, noble Friend, a small parcel of dried plants arrived at my office again from our excellent friend Wilson, which I immediately forwarded on to you with the post (which g...

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Handskr. Avdl., Universitetsbibliotek, Lund, Sweden. 87.06.29

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1887-06-29. 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/87-06-29>, accessed September 10, 2025

29/6/87

Gestern Abend, edler Freund, kam wieder ein Päckchen getrockneter Algen von unserm ausgezeichneten Freunde Wilson bei mir an, welches ich sogleich mit der Post (die heute abgeht) an Sie weiter befördere. Wie er schreibt, sind in letzterer Zeit die Erfolge weniger gut gewesen, was theils in ungünstiger Jahreszeit, hauptsächlich aber wohl darin seine Ursache hat, dass er das Algen-Terrain nun ziemlich erschöpfend hier durchsucht hat. Ich werde ihn ersuchen, sich der Parthie anzuschliessen, welche auf meinen Rath in den nächsten Sommerferien die King's Insel erforschen will.

Unser armer Freund hat in seiner Geelong Hochschule kürzlich Typhoid-Fieber gehabt, welches in unserem Colonial Territorium bedeutend von Zeit zu Zeit verbreitet ist.

Möchte ich Sie bitten, meine Condolenz-Karte an Areschoug's Angehörige zu senden. So geht einer nach dem anderen der befreundeten Gelehrten dahin, manche welche kaum den Zenith des Lebens überschritten oder erreicht haben, wie Eichler, Morren, Kickx etc. Oft denke ich, dass ich wohl der nächste sein werde.

Freundschaftlich der Ihre

Ferd von Mueller

29/6/87

Yesterday evening, noble Friend, a small parcel of dried plants arrived at my office again from our excellent friend Wilson, which I immediately forwarded on to you with the post (which goes off today). As he writes, the results in recent times have not been as good, partly from the unfavourable season but mainly for the reason that he has now searched the algal terrain here pretty exhaustively. I will ask him to join the party that intends to explore King Island in the next summer holidays at my suggestion.

For a report on the excursion of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria to King Island in Bass Strait, see Campbell (1888); Wilson is not listed as one of the party. M's list of plants, B88.01.03, does not include algae.

Our poor friend has recently had typhoid fever in his Geelong high school, which is spread considerably in our colonial territory from time to time.

May I ask you to send my condolence card to Areschoug's relatives.

Card not found; Areschoug died on 7 May 1887.

Thus passes away one after the other of the savants I am friendly with, some who have hardly exceeded or reached the zenith of life, like Eichler, Morren, Kickx etc.

Correspondence between M and Kickx has not been found.

I often think that I will probably be the next.

In friendship your

Ferd von Mueller