18/3/89
It was very kind of you, dear Doctor, to exert yourself at once so much about Algae for me.1 As you justly perceived, I desire them in the crude state, and it would be probably better not to take such material from any one, who makes a business in drying Algae for sale. Any one living on the coast (i.e on a locality where Algs are copiously washed up) might gather fresh of each sort a small quantity and dry it crisply on shelves. The time, required for getting such material, would be inconsiderable and so the labor. Thus a cornbag full of rough material, gradually got together, should not cost much. If the charge was high, the value would be out of proportion. As a Linnéan you may like the little book on Vict. plants,2 sent this day.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
The rough material when, soaked up for observing, answers my particular purpose better, than the specimens dried on paper.
Please cite as “FVM-89-03-18,” 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