23/12/79.
The last mail, dear Sir William, brought me the enclosed letter1 from our venerable friend, Professor DeCaisne, to whom I like to write at an early date in reply. His allusion regarding the case of plants sent by him may meanwhile have had its response from you, unless a letter of yours was lost.
With every reverence
your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Letter not found; but see M to J. Decaisne, 20 March 1879 (in this edition as 79-03-20a).
Please cite as “FVM-79-12-23,” 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