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Konglinga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academien, Stockholm, Sweden
Kgl. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Goettingen, Germany
Kgl. Baierische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften München, Germany
Physiographic Society, Lund, Sweden
Academy of Science, Madrid, Spain
Imperial Academy of Science, St. Petersburg
Academia Caesarea Leopoldina-Carolina, Halle a/S., Germany
Royal Academy of Science, Amsterdam
Royal Academy of Science, Lisbon, Portugal
Academie royale des sciences, lettres et beaux arts, Bruxelles, Belgium
Société nationale d'acclimatation, Rue de Lille, Paris
Department of Agriculture, Washington
Agri- and Horticultural Society, Calcutta
K. K. Oesterreichischer Apotheker Verein, Wien, Austria
Bailey, F. M., Govt. Botanist, Brisbane
Baillon, Professor H., 12 Rue Cuvier, Paris
Beccari, Dr., […] 3 Florence, Italy
M. le Redacteur de al Belgique Horticole, Liége, Belgium
Botanisk Forening, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kgl. Botanische Gesellschaft, Regensburg, Germany
Royal Botanical Society, Edinburgh
Botanische Gesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany
Inspector of Forests, Adelaide
Museum of Natural History (Botanic Section), South Kensington, London
Muséum d'Historie Naturelle, Paris
Editor of the Journal of Botany, British Museum, South Kensington, London
Candolle, M. le professeur A. de, Geneva, Switzerland
Caruel, Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Florence, Italy
Chief Secretary's Office, Melbourne
Cooper, Captain Elwood, Santa Barbara, California
Société d'Agriculture d'Alger, Algeria
Royal Botanical Society, London
Director des botanischen Gartens, Wien, Austria
Royal Colonial Institute, London
Dyer, W. T., C.M.G. FRS, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, London
Davis, George, Medical Publisher, Detroit, Mich. United States
Engler, Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Breslau, Germany
Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Frankfurt a/M., Germany
Redacteur der Gärtner-Zeitung, Erfurt, Germany
Elder, Sir Thomas, Adelaide
Forrest, Honble John, Perth, West Australia
Goeze, Dr. E. Gresifswald, Germany
Gray, Professor Asa, Cambridge, United States America
Govt. Botanists Office, Melbourne
Geological Survey Department, Washington
Henriques, Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Coimbra, Portugal
Heurk, Dr. H. v., Director of the Botanic Garden, Antwerp
Holtze, M., Govt. Garden, Port Darwin
Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick, London
Wittmack, Dr. L., Invalidenstrasse 42, Berlin
Just Professor Leop., Carlsruhe, Germany
Joly, Ch., Rue Boissy d'Anglas 11, Paris
Hill, T. W., Editor of the Queenslander, Brisbane
King, Dr. Geo., Director of the Bot. Garden, Calcutta
Krichauff, Honble F. Adelaide
Lawson, Professor […]4 Madras
Linnean Society, Burlington House, London
Linnean Society Sydney
Luerssen, Professor, Eberswalde, Berlin
Moore, Ch., Director Botanic Garden, Sydney
Millardet, M. le professeur, Directeur du jardin botanique, Bordeaux
Masters, Dr. M. T., Mount Avenue, Ealing, London
Hooker, Sir Joseph KCSI., Royal Garden, Kew, London
Mac Owan,5 Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Capetown
New Zealand Institute, Wellington
Naudin, Professor Antibes (Var) France
Planchon, Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Montpellier, France
Regel, Dr. E. von, Director of the Botanic Garden, St. Petersburg
Ramsay, Dr. E., Director of the Museum, Sydney
Royal Society, Burlington House, London
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Senkenbergsche Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a/M, Germany
Smithsonian Institute, Washington
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Sociedad Rural Agentina, Buenos Aires
Schlesische Gesellschaft für Vaterländische Cultur, Breslau, Germany
Schweinfurth, Dr. Cairo, Egypt
Society of Natural History, Boston, United States
Société Imperiale 6 des Naturalistes Moscow, Russia
Verein der Freunde der Naturgeschichte, Bützow, Mecklenburg, Germany
Verein für Vaterländische Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany
Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Bremen, Germany
Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Marburg, Germany
Treub, Dr., Director of the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java
Trimen, Dr. Director of the Botanic Garden, Peradenia, Ceylon
Eichler, Professor, Director of the Botanic Garden, Berlin
Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa
Chewings, Charles Esqr Adelaide
Uhlworm, Dr. Cassel, Germany
Vilmorin, Andrieux & Cie, Quai de la Megisserie, Paris
Warren, Colonel, Editor of the California Farmer, San Francisco
Woolls, Revd Dr. W., Richmond, New South Wales
Graff, Robert, Lithographic Artist, South Yarra7
Covering letter not found. List written by GeorgLuehmann.
E. Thomas, Secretary to the Premier, annotated the file on 16 August 1887:
Iconography of Acacias Baron von Mueller having brought out a new work with the title "Iconography of Australian Species of Acacia", submits a List of persons and Institutions to whom he wishes presentation copies to be given
Mr Gillies directed me to inquire the cost: I see the selling price is 3s/- per part; that is 9s/- the set of three parts. This of course is more than the actual cost — which is stated to be £197.6.8 for the Edition of 1000. (I cannot understand how the cost is made out so low!)
As to the List submitted — it consists of 101 Institutions and persons almost all of which are Foreign or extra-colonial — the Royal Society & the Sandhurst & Ballarat Schools of Mines are the only local Institutions proposed as recipients.
Mentioning this to the Baron, he explained that the List he submitted is, simply and solely, of those Persons or Institutions who have sent him for his Deparmental Library, copies of their works or Philosophical Transactions, and to whom therefore, he feels bound to present, in return, a copy of his Work — in fact he says this List which he submits is simply a List of Interchanges. This List is now submitted to the Hon. the Premier.
If however there is to be a large free distribution, might not our local institutions — Free Libraries, Mechanics' Institutes leading newspapers, and such be considered? Possibly the perusal of the works by our intelligent people in their leisure may develope some useful idea from them.
As to the policy of getting out these elaborate and costly scientific works at the cost of the State — that is within the province of the Hon. the Chief Secretary — though it comes thus indirectly under the notice of the Premier but it certainly seems to me that some at least of them, are of the driest and most technical description. Take for instance the present work — here is engraving after engraving, done in the most beautiful style, simply to shew the difference between the seed-pods, bracts, flower-heads &c &c of different kinds of acacia — a genus of which we are told there are 300 distinct varieties!
Surely a popular treatise on the Acacia; its economical uses and properties — with plates illustrating a few leading types would be infinitely more worth the money, than this publication, — which addresses itself exclusively to savans.
Please cite as “FVM-87-08-00,” 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 6 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/87-08-00