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Linnean Society, London, Archives, Holmes correspondence. 96.07.23

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Holmes, 1896-07-23. 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/1890-6/1896/96-07-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

23/7/1896
This day, dear Mr Holmes, I have despatched to you a small lot of Algs from Flinders-Island,
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Bass Strait, Tas.
which for the sake of locality may interest you They are only in a crude state and if such are acceptable to you, I can send them from several places of the Australian Coasts. Since the “retrenchments” when the financial difficulties began in nearly all these colonies 4 years ago I have had no means for such engagements as resoaking [or] spreading out Algs crisply dried to any great extent. But with your great algic knowledge and larger means for comparisons there you would be easily able to ascertain the names In such cases you might give a set of the surplus to Prof Percival
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Perceval?
Wright on my behalf, as I have here in the great Main-Collection only a typic set.
Very regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller