To George Doughty Jr1    December 1883

 

A Christmas Greeting.

I wish you ev'ry happiness

Old Christmas can bestow!

A bright New Year, thy path to cheer,

Exempt from grief and woe!

 

AUSTRALIAN FLOWERS

 

To George F. St. H. Doughty

from his uncle

Ferd. von Mueller

Christmas

1883.

MS is a card showing a card with the printed greetings lying on a bunch of Australian wildflowers. M's greeting is on the reverse.

Please cite as “FVM-83-12-00,” 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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/83-12-00