Melbourne bot. & zool Garden
24. Jan 61
My very dear Professor.
I take the earliest opportunity of informing you, that I have through a friend, Mr. Stephen of Geelong, forwarded to you the parcels of Carex, which accidentally came into my hands, but were destined for your herbarium.1 He left by the "Lord Raglan" a few weeks ago & will soon after his arrival in England cross the Atlantic.
He has also charge of a few papers for you, I think also of the report on the Burdekin plants,2 in which I had an opportunity of referring repeatedly to your admirable work on the U.S. Explor. Exped.3
My report, detailing the results, both geographical & phytological of my last alpine journey will probably by this mail to go you.4 That I formed a new genus of Vaccinieae, i.e. Wittsteinia vacciniacea, will interst you. When returning from my autumnal journey I shall sort the vast amount of specimens I have to give away, & certainly I will pay then my debt to the excellent men, who so liberally have enriched our public herbarium with N. American species.
Can I serve you your scientific friends & academies in any way, pray command my services.
your ever attached
Ferd. Mueller.
Is there any possibility of introducing the Beevor5 from N. America?
Carex
Vaccinieae
Wittsteinia vacciniacea
Please cite as “FVM-61-01-24,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on