The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ It is very pleasing to me, dear Mr Williamson, that you will gather occasionally seaweeds for me. A little of each sort, merely dried on shelves will suffice after a storm, when the Algs are yet fr...

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Physical location:

Box 1791, Williamson papers, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 94.04.00

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1894-04. 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/1890-6/1894/94-04-00-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

This undated fragment is dated to late April 1894 on the basis of M's letter to Williamson, 19 April 1894 (in this edition as 94-04-19b), saying that he would welcome Algae.

It is very pleasing to me, dear Mr Williamson, that you will gather occasionally seaweeds for me. A little of each sort, merely dried on shelves will suffice after a storm, when the Algs are yet fresh and unbleached. Perhaps you are not a great distance from the nearest part of the coast.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller

You must not omit to collect and press and dry all kinds of fresh-water-weeds