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Natural History Museum, London, Museum Archives, D404/5, folder 17, Mueller, Sir F. J. H. von. 89.07.31a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Carruthers, 1889-07-31 [89.07.31a]. 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/1880-9/1889/89-07-31a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

31/[7]/89
By this mail, dear Mr Carruthers, I send you a set of the ferns collected by Sir Will Macgregor in the ascent of the Owen Stanley's ranges.
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Papua New Guinea.
The specimens are not in a good state; but all such material had to be carried in empty provision-bags from the steep declivities through the wet jungles. I prepared here the specimens in the best way I could.
Simultaneously I have forwarded a set of these ferns to Kew, informing Mr Dyer, that you received also a lot, so that you can easily make arrangements there about naming.
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See M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 31 July 1889.
The collection is more of geographic than of phytographic value.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller