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From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
George Bentham
Date:
23 May 1862
Source of text:
RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, f. 58
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Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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Does not know Rhododendron boothii; is sending Rhododendron keysii, a remarkable form. Will send Melastomataceae anon.
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Acknowledges Orchids with its disclosures of "wonderful adaptations".
Warns that CD aids critics by overstating the difficulties.
Did Owen write the article in the Quarterly Review? [Review of Origin by Samuel Wilberforce, Q. Rev. 108 (1860): 225–64].
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Recently observed nebulae. Changes in island climate reduce observation time. Happy that JH plans to publish all nebulae in one catalogue. Has no new ones to offer. Observations of Saturn's rings. WL's telescope.