Melbourne
17/5/74
I wish merely to say, dear Mr Bentham, that at last the box with Liliaceae will be despatched by the Ship "Carlisle Castle", to sail at the end of next week. I regret the delay, but since 11 months I am even without the most needful manual aid through the withdrawal of the votes; — & my small salary, though entirely sacrificed for the service, is not sufficient to provide it
I will however push on the sending of the next boxes as quickly as I can. There will be 4 large boxes with Monocotyledoneae and one with ferns.
As Dr Hooker has large votes, I must ask, that the return is made free of freight.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Liliaceae
Monocotyledoneae
Please cite as “FVM-74-05-17,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/74-05-17