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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Maiden   8 Sep 1887

8/9/87

It would have much more effect, dear Mr Maiden, if you telegraphed to Bäuerlen, than my doing so, to urge him on to get into the phytologically unexplored most N. W. corner.1 It is to both of us a great responsibility, to disburse public funds, unless adequate results of our emissary could be shown for it

Regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller

He totally disregards hitherto all aquatic plants and even the minute annuals, which just at this moment are so readily available, are so easily collected, and amongst which would be most of interest as novel for our collections.

1

i.e. of NSW. See also J. Maiden to M, 12 September 1887.

2

MS is stamped and annotated: 'THE TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM SYDNEY No. 283 RECEIVED SEP 9 1887 Ansd. 12/9' and 'SUBMITTED SEP 14 1887 TO THE TRUSTEES'.

Please cite as “FVM-87-09-08,” 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/87-09-08