Melbourne bot. Garden
29/8/67
Sir
Dr Mueller being away from here (having on account of his health been obliged to go to Queenscliff2 for a short time) I have in accordance with his desire, the honor of remitting pr. "Essex" a small case containing 2 rare Victorian ground Orchids and a few other interesting plants.3
Trusting that they may arrive safely and prove to your satisfaction I have the honor of signing
your
very obedient
E B Heyne
for and during the absence of Dr F. Mueller
Dr J. Hooker
Letter written by M’s assistant Ernst Heyne on M’s behalf. Annotated: arrived.
Vic.
The entry in the Kew inwards book 1859-67 (RBG Kew, Kewensia) for 19 November 1867, p. 448, suggests that one of the orchid species sent, Thelymitra concolor[?], arrived dead but that T. macmillanii and the other plants arrived alive.
Please cite as “FVM-67-08-29,” 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