Melbourne bot. Garden
17/3/72
It is really very kind of you, dear Mr Montefiore to think of me so generously and so attentively. I wished I had many sterling friends like you. The photograms I treasure much not only for their artistic value but also on account of the liberality of the donor.
I am still harrassed in my Department so pray, do pardon the briefness of the present note. With best remembrances of you & your kind family.
Ferd. von Mueller
MS bears M's proposed baronial letterhead (see Home (2017)).
Please cite as “FVM-72-03-17,” 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