The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Private ¶ 9/8/95. ¶ ¶ Am much touched with your kind letter, ¶ dear Mr Gill, and will aid you and your great Department, so far as ever possible with justice to the local victorian work, which neces...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M33, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 95.08.09

Plant names

Casuarina Decaisneana
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Gill, 1895-08-09. 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/1890-6/1895/95-08-09-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

MS is accompanied by an envelope: 'On Her Majesty's Service Waler. Gill Esqr FLS., Conservator of Forests, Adelaide. | Government Botanist, Melbourne, 12/8/1895.' The front bears the frank stamp and logo of the CHIEF SECRETARY VICTORIA and a postal stamp 'south yarra victoria AU 12 95'. The back bears a postal stamp: 'G.P.O. ADELAIDE S.A. AU 13 95'.

Private

9/8/95.

Am much touched with your kind letter,

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dear Mr Gill, and will aid you and your great Department, so far as ever possible with justice to the local victorian work, which necessarily claims my main attention.

I would gladly bring out also the Casuarineae in a lithographic issue, but at this period of dire,

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which lasted already 3 years, and from which our Colony is now only emerging gradually, the retrenchment in my even formerly small establishment has been so extensive, that I could bring out no more lithographic plates, since the first Decade of the "Candolleaceous Plants" appeared.

B93.02.04.

The Government Printing Office has neither any special funds for work of this kind.

So soon as new means from an increasing revenue can be obtained, I hope to resume the lithographic work only. Privately I would suggest, that some Bookseller in Adelaide kept the "Select Plants" for sale available. I have no monetary interest in the work, and it ought to sell extensively also throughout S.A. Altho' the 9th edition

B95.08.04.

has been considerably enlarged, its price is only 5/. Can you perhaps bring about that some Adelaide Bookseller obtains from the Gov. Printing Office here the new edition in commission for sale

ought to become one of the most important timber trees of Central Australia by extensive dissemination in sandy regions. It would be interesting to ascertain, what there and elsewhere the rate of its growth may be. If you at any time have some seeds of it, I should be thankful for a supply of some.

Can I send you anything particularly from here?

With regardful remembrance your

Ferd von Mueller.