Melbourne bot. Garden
6/8/70.
Accept my best thanks, dear Mr Bunce, for your goodness in sending the fresh Clianthus seeds. In response to your call I send now through Mr Rob Bird1 a case with Conservatory plants, not many; yet you will see my good will at least. I am so short-handed, that I cannot do much for others now, however much I may wish.
Whether I can after all respond to your kind invitation is very doubtful. The complications in my department involve so much loss of time, that I am far less able than even formerly to muster spare hours. But I am all the same grateful for your attention & that of your Lady.
Pray tell Mr Douglas2, that I was very sorry to miss his kind visit. I was on duty in the industrial Museum when he called.
With my best wishes your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Clianthus
Please cite as “FVM-70-08-06,” 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