To William Hooker 1    17 September 1862

17/9/62

Dear Sir William.

I write by the "Great Britain" to inform you, that by that noble ship I have sent to you No. 8 Box with dried plants for Benthams work, comprising Celastrineae, Rhamneae, Homalineae & Stackhousiaceae, also 2 suppl. fascicles Thalamiflorae & 1 fascicle of imperfect specimens of inascertained & probably in part Thalamiflorous Genera.

When therefore this letter reaches you, the box will be available at Liverpool.

Ever most regardfully

yours

Ferd. Muell.

 

P.S.

There are in all 21 fascicles in Case No. 8.

 

Celastrineae

Homalineae

Rhamneae

Stackhousiaceae

Thalamiflorae

MS black edged; M's sister Bertha died on 7 September 1861.

Please cite as “FVM-62-09-17,” 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 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/62-09-17