To Thomas Wilson   17 December 1891

Melbourne, 17/12/91.

T. R. Wilson Esqr,

Under Secretary.

 

Sir.

In reply to your memorandum, numbered 6112,1 received this day, I have the honor to state, that the following works are under progress and elaboration officially by myself:

1, The second edition of the "Key to the System of Victorian Plants", which will contain all additional observations, instituted since 1885 and also numerous additional illustrations.

2, the "third Census of Australian plants, which work by recent discoveries requires much enlargement.

3, the completing parts of the publication on "Papuan Plants", as a record of the species, occurring in British New Guinea, and contained in our collections here. I will do all I can to bring these works as early to a close, as is consistent with accuracy of research, but I cannot hope to have them completed much within two years from now.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Gov. Botanist.3

1
See T. Wilson to M, 17 December 1891.
2
See T. Wilson to M, 31 December 1891. See also M to A. McLean, 28 November 1891 and 1 January 1892.
3
A typescript copy of this MS is enclosed with M to T. Wilson, 16 January 1892.

Please cite as “FVM-91-12-17a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/91-12-17a