17/7/92
I have succeeded, dear Dr Dyer, to obtain of the 6th edit (1885) yet a copy — "Select plants", — as desired by Mr Hemsley's recent memorandum.2 I obtained it from a private friend3 in exchange for an impression of the 8th edition,4 and now send it by this mail.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Date stamped: Royal Gardens Kew 22. Aug. 92. Annotated [by W. Hemsley?]: ackd. 23.8.92 (letter not found).
Memorandum not found, but see M to W. Thiseton-Dyer, 7 December 1891 (in this edition as 91-12-07a).
There is an inscription in the volume, as follows: ‘Herrn J. Messner zur freundlichen Erinnerung vom Verfasser. | Febr. 1886. [To Mr J. Messner in friendly remembrance from the author Febr. 1886].
B91.09.01.
MS is pasted inside the cover of the library’s copy of B85.13.26.
Please cite as “FVM-92-07-17a,” 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