From Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper   14 Dec 1883

14/12/83

Es ist sehr freundlich von Ihnen, geehrter Herr Tepper, dass Sie mir Ihr populäres Werk über die Pflanzen der Nachbarschaft von Adelaide mit zueignen wollen, u werde ich auf diese Anerkennung ganz stolz sein. So hat unsere Correspondenz ja auch literarische Rückwirkung auf Pflanzenkunde gehabt! Ich leide seit 3 Monaten an eine schweren Bronchial Entzündung, u bin an die Küste gezogen, um in der jetzt warmen Seeluft Besserung zu suchen.

Ihnen ein fröhliches Weihnachtsfest u glückliches Neujahr wünchend, bin ich der Ihre.

Ferd. von Mueller.

14/12/83

It is very kind of you, esteemed Mr Tepper, that you intend to dedicate your popular work on the plants of the neighbourhood of Adelaide to me as well,1 and I will be quite proud of this acknowledgment. So our correspondence has indeed also had literary repercussions on plant studies! For three months I have been suffering from a heavy bronchial inflammation and I have moved to the coast to seek recovery in the now warm sea air.

Wishing you a joyful Christmas and happy New Year, I am your

Ferd. von Mueller.

No such work has been identified, nor is it mentioned in the partial listing of Tepper's publications in Kraehenbuehl (1969).

MS annotation by Tepper: '19.12.83'. This probably the date that M's letter was received, since Tepper's annotations usually make it clear if a letter has been sent on the date he has written. No letter to M has been found with that date.

Please cite as “FVM-83-12-14,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/83-12-14