Melbourne botan. Garden,
26. June 62
My dear Professor.
I am truly obliged for your very kind attention to my letter, but sympathize deeply with the loss you have sustained in your family.1 May providence retain for you long all the other members of your family and may your promising son transfer the celebrated name of D.C. to future generations.2
I am much pleased to learn, that the Ionidium Vernonii proves a distinct species. It is far less frequent than the I. filiforme.3
On the 8/April I have already pr. Suffolk forwarded in a case adressed to Dr Sonder (with other things) for you a copy of the first vol. of "the plants indigenous to Victoria."4 This volume should reach you some time in July; and should it not arrive perhaps you will kindly enquire about it at our friend Dr Sonder, to whom I have sent all the continental donation-copies for distribution, otherwise this work as well as the fragmenta are available at Baillières establishments.
It will afford me much pleasure to send you of Euphorbiaceae, Urticeae, Piperaceae, Cycadeae, Coniferae, Cupuliferae, Laurineae Begoniaceae I have not yet found indigenous to Australia5 &c as complete a set of specimens as is available at my herbarium for distribution. I shall be much engaged for a week, but then can readily send them & will do this through Pamplins mediation.
If I can be of utility to any of the scientific institutions of Geneve by sending zoological, botanical or oryctognosy or geolog. specimens, or geographical maps or ethnolog. specimens or any information I may have within my reach I will be happy to place my services at your command.
With sentiments of the highest veneration & regard, dear Professor, yours faithfully
Ferd. Mueller
Mons. le Professeur Alph. de Candolle
&c &c &c
Genève.
Begoniaceae
Coniferae
Cupuliferae
Cycadeae
Euphorbiaceae
Ionidium filiforme
Ionidium Vernonii
Laurineae
Piperaceae
Urticeae
Candolle's daughter, Valentine Jeanne Françoise, married name Pictet, died on 10 November 1861.
Alphonse de Candolle had two sons, Casimir Anne Pyramus (1836-1918) and Lucien Henri François (1838-1927). Casimir had already begun publishing (see mention in Gardeners' chronical and agricultural gazette, 1 February 1862, p. 95 of his anatomical study of cork oak).
In M to A. de Candolle, 20 February 1862 (in this edition as 62-02-20d), Candolle had been asked for his opinion on specimens sent.
B62.03.03.
Begoniaceae I have not yet found indigenous to Australia is a footnote with its intended position marked by an asterisk.
MS black-edged; M's sister Bertha died on 7 September 1861.
Please cite as “FVM-62-06-26g,” 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