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
MS annotation by Dyer: 'And Oct. 26/83.' Letter not found.
Clianthus dampieri?
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'.
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