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From Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker   26 Sep 1865

26/9/65

I intended, dear Sir William, to have sent you my departmental Report by this mail & the 34 No of the Fragmenta.1 Of both I have proof but they are not ready for this mail. By next mail I shall have some plates again to send. The enclosed seed would be worth particular attention. The spinage is really excellent.

Nothing has been done respecting Prof Lindleys library. I believe the best plan would be to adress his Excellency Sir Charl Darling through Mr Cardwell on the subject.

I wished I could secure the herbarium too. If so I should possess one of the most extensive & important collections of dry plants anywhere.2

Regardfully

yrs

Ferd Mueller

Could your noble garden spare me a plant in a Wardian Case of Ficus Sycamorus? This tree is a favorite for shading roadsides in Egypt & we should have the tree finally all over Australia.

Ficus Sycamorus

1

B65.10.01, B65.10.04.

2

See M to W. Hooker, 20 August 1865, and M to W. Hooker, 25 August 1865 (in this edition as 65-08-25a). Hooker died on 12 August, before these letters were written. See Lucas (2008).

Please cite as “FVM-65-09-26c,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/65-09-26c