Christmas 1879.
Herewith, dear Dr Agnew, I send you a list of 23 Algae, which were examined from a small collection, made by Mr F. Campbell1 on my request during his stay in the New Hebrides. The elaboration of these oceanic plants, the first recorded from that group, is by Dr W. O. Sonder, who since fully 40 years has been an eminent author on this tribe of vegetation, who still makes phycology a favorite study and who can bring an almost unrivalled experience to bear on their elucidation. As Dr Sonder is a honorary member of the Tasmanian Royal Society, I have thought it but right, to offer these notes of his preferentially to your journal
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.2
Algae
of the new Hebrides, collected by F. Campbell Esqr and examined by Dr W. O. Sonder of Hamburg, Hon. Memb Roy. Soc. Tasm3
Frederick Campbell.
At the meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania held on 13 April 1880, 'The Secretary read "A Description of 22 Species of Algae, from the New Hebrides", by Dr. W. O. Sonder, of Hamburg, a Corresponding Member of the Society. This paper was communicated by Baron von Mueller’. The list of identifications was published in Sonder (1881), introduced by M's letter. See also Sinkora (1981).
A four-page MS list of names and descriptions follows.
MS annotation: 'Ackd 2/1/80'. For a published copy of this letter, see B82.02.02.
Please cite as “FVM-79-12-25b,” 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