The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), ¶ Cromwell Road, ¶ London: S.W. ¶ 18 November 1892. ¶ My dear Baron von Mueller...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M108b, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 92.11.18a

Plant names

Coccophora
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Fucodium
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Hormosira
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Notheia
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Phyllospora
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Sarcophycus
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Scaberia
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Seirococcus axillaris
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Preferred Citation:

George Murray to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1892-11-18 [92.11.18a]. 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/1890-6/1892/92-11-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY),

Cromwell Road,

London: S.W.

MS also bears the insignia of the British Museum (Natural History).

18 November 1892.

My dear Baron von Mueller

At last your box has come after many delays.

See also G. Murray to M, 5 February 1892.

Messrs Sutton delivered it to me safely and the contents are in excellent condition. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness nor Mr. Bracebridge Wilson for the great trouble he has taken and the interest he has shown. In a few weeks I shall be better able to speak of results but so far exceeds my expectations. Seirococcus axillaris has been finished — it closely resembles the wonderful of Japan in its conceptacular structure. I have only just had a few sections of and the small part of included in the jar of will come in very handy. of course was also one of our wants and the is a form which occurs at the Cape and on which Miss Barton

E. S. Barton.

had already made some notes — imperfect owing to the badness of the Cape material. The next number of my Phycological Memoirs will be largely occupied by the working out of these forms.

G. Murray (1892-5). In his introduction to the multi-authored 'Notes on the morphology of the Fucaceae' in Part 2 (May 1893), Murray wrote 'Hearty thanks for material for Seiroccus, Xiphophora, , , and are due to Mr Bracebridge Wilson, of Geelong, Australia' (p. 30).

I shall write a long letter to Mr Bracebridge Wilson so soon as I obtain certainty regarding of which he has sent a beautiful series of specimens. I hope he will remember my wants in the way of when the season suits. I am so much indebted to you both that I hesitate to ask for more! But I hope the published results will show you how much your kindness is appreciated.

I am

Dear Sir Ferdinand

yours very truly

George Murray.