To William Thiselton-Dyer1    7 September 1883

7/9/83

 

If my recollection carries me rightly, dear Mr Dyer, you wanted for Kew seeds of Boronia megastigma, Clianthus Dampierii2 and Grevillea robusta. These I now send; if however I am in error about these supposed wants of yours, then the seeds now transmitted wil not come amiss for your interchanges.

I was at the grand Return Ball given to the Mayor of Melbourne last night, and as I shared much in the dancing, and came home only at 4, — I feel tired to day.3 So I will conclude this brief epistle.

Regardfully

your

Ferd. von Mueller.4

 

Boronia megastigma

Clianthus Dampierii

Grevillea robusta

1
MS annotation by Dyer: 'And Oct. 26/83.' Letter not found.
2
Clianthus dampieri?
3
The Argus, 10 September 1883 (Monday), has a report of the Ball 'last Thursday night'; some 1,100 people attended and 'dancing was kept up with spirit until an early hour'.
4
MS annotation by John Baker: 'Baron von Mueller Two Selaginellas received Mch 28 1884 are both flabellata'. MS annotation by Thiselton-Dyer: 'Informed 5/4/84.' (letter not found).

Please cite as “FVM-83-09-07,” 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/83-09-07