Ferdinand von Mueller

22/1/95

It is most kind of you, dear Mr Holmes, to send me your highly valuable new fascicle of Algs, brought out in such an elegant form, and containing so many rare species.

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Probably a fascicle of Holmes's Algae britannicae rariores exsiccatae, twelve fascicles of which were distributed, 1883-1910.

I will endeavour to make an adequate return sending early; but I have myself made no collecting journeys since several years, and have also no means to keep any collector in the field. If you deem it worth of the time to make out a list of Australian Algs wanting in your own collection, on the chance of my being able to supply them, I will see whether I can spare them from the typic set here, without spoiling the authentic records of localities. Real spare-specimens I have none, as such are always at once utilized for foreign interchanges.

I am most grateful for the regular sending of your important pharmaceutic journal.

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The journal issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain became The pharmaceutical journal in 1895, continuing the Pharmaceutical journal and transactions (of the Pharmaceutical Society).

From your friends now at Mildura on the Murray-River

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Friends not identified.

I did not hear, since they went there. Let us hope that their best expectations are realized. This summer had hitherto here less hot days for the corresponding time, than any of the 47 summers spent by me in Australia. So your friends got easily acclimatized.