The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ Would you kindly ascertain, dear Mr Williamson, when you write to the manager of the Bee-Station, whether he cultivates any Honey plants purposely or whether his hives rely on native-flowers ¶ sol...

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Physical location:

Box 1791/15, Williamson papers, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 94.01.00

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1894-01. 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/1890-6/1894/94-01-00-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS falls within established range of correspondence, August 1893 to July 1896. The top of the page is damaged; there is a pencilled note in an unknown hand: 'Jan 5th 94' that is consistent with M's sending New Year greetings; the item is dated to January 1894 on that basis.

Would you kindly ascertain, dear Mr Williamson, when you write to the manager of the Bee-Station, whether he cultivates any Honey plants purposely or whether his hives rely on native-flowers solely .

See B91.09.01, p. 537.

He will find in my inexpensive work, "Select plants for industrial culture" the best Honey-plants of the world also. This volume is obtainable at the Gov. Printing Office. With best new years wishes your

Ferd. von Mueller.