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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1882-90, f. 327. 90.09.21a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1890-09-21 [90.09.21a]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-09-21a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

21/9/90.
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Date stamped: Royal Gardens Kew 28 Oct. 90. Annotated in blue pencil: Ackd & desired infm sent 29 (letter not found).
This time, dear Mr Dyer, I merely ask whether it can still be ascertained, in what succession the fascicles of Sir Joseph Hooker's Flor. Tasmaniae
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J. Hooker (1860), published in fascicles from October 1855, see TL2.
came out. I have only bound volumes, as I had my private copy bound here. The title page says 1860; but I well remember, that for the earlier portion of the work a priority of several years existed. Very likely it is a similar case with the Flora antarctica
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J. Hooker (1844-7).
and Flora Novae-Zelandiae,
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J. Hooker (1853-5).
and so with Seemans Flora Vitiensis.
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Seemann (1865-73). M was correct about these volumes being issued in parts; see TL2 (under The botany of the antarctic voyage) for the publication details of Hooker's titles.
Pray do not go to any trouble about ascertaining this, if you kindly will do it for me; but I like to be accurate in the chronologic annotations of the Census, of which, if I live a little longer, I may yet perhaps bring out the third.
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B89.12.03. No third edition was published.
Anyhow, I keep the second written up in additions, so that the third can appear as a posthumous publication.
Let me hope that you are now quite well again.
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller.