The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 14/11/90. ¶ It is very pleasing to me, dear Dr Britton, that you think so well of the Census of Austral. plants; ¶ B89.12.03. ¶ with this mail I beg to send you the Key to the system of Vict, pl., ¶ ...

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Nathaniel Lord Britton Records, Archives of the New York Botanical Garden, New York. 90.11.14a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Nathaniel Britton, 1890-11-14 [90.11.14a]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-11-14a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

14/11/90.

It is very pleasing to me, dear Dr Britton, that you think so well of the Census of Austral. plants;

B89.12.03.

with this mail I beg to send you the Key to the system of Vict, pl.,

B86.04.05, B88.11.02.

in which I have likewise employed the simplified Juss—D.C. system, and also reduced the phytographic terms.

See Maroske (2006) for an analysis of M's longstanding rationale for simplifying the Jussieu-De Candolle system to make it more 'natural'; for 'reduction in phytographic terms', see B89.05.04.

It is very kind of you to send me what you have of RBr's Austral. specimens. Though I have many authentic specimens of his,

Joseph Hooker had sent five cases of specimens collected by Robert Brown (1773-1858) to M, selected from those received by Kew from the British Museum; see M to J. Hooker, 29 May 1882.

here we can never have too much from his hands. I will make a good return sending of Austral specimens named. If I can be of any utility to you here, then command unhesitatingly my services.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller