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RBG Kew,Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1891-1896,f. 11. 91.07.21

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1891-07-21. 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/1890-6/1891/91-07-21-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

21/7/91
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Stamped Royal Gardens Kew 24. Aug. 91 in centre margin.
I shall always gladly send anything, dear Mr Dyer, that may be required at Kew, if within my reach, but I see no chance of obtaining seeds (fruits) of Licuala grandis.
The fruits of Bowenia spectabilis var serratifolia,
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Error for Bowenia spectabilis var serrata (Bailey 1883) or for Bowenia spectabilis var serrulata W. Bull (1878)?
were not intended for sowing, but for the herbarium They are very difficult to obtain.
Regardfully
your always.
Ferd. von Mueller
Some of the fungs sent now are not rare; still they represent new localities of growth.
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There is a vertical red pencil line and the annotation: List ford. 16/9 91in red ink by [ William Watson ] in centre margin, f. 11, front ), and beneath the postscript in red ink by [ Thiselton Dyer ] names sent and in lead pencil by William Hemsley Examined & reported | WH.
I have no correspondents in New Britain now. Poor Mr Hunstein, and his compions
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companions?
were swallowed up by a volcanic outburst!
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I have no correspondents ... volcanic outburst! is written on the back of the MS folio. The Argus, 27 March 1888, p. 8 reports on the devastation caused by a supposed tidal wave following volcanic activity around the island of New Britain on 13 March 1888, wiping out all but three of the party that had been landed there earlier in the month to select a suitable location for a coffee plantation. The only trace of Carl Hunstein found was a pair of boots and a single boot. See S. Ward & Day (2003) for a discussion of the lateral collapse of the Ritter Island volcano on 13 March 1888.
Licuala grandis
Bowenia spectabilis var serratifolia