28/12/93
Let me thank you, dear Mr Williamson, for the beautiful photograms, prepared by yourself,1 also for the liberal supply of Sebaea albidiflora one of the plants, sent this (N. 2) must be from a Garden. It was very pleasing to me, meeting your young brother.2 But the Phylloxera troubles just now, and a severe pulmonary suffering made it not possible for me to show him any outdoor attention. He is evidently an excellent young thoughtful man.
With best new years wishes your
Ferd von Mueller
Sebaea albidiflora
Only one of Williamson's photographs has been found, now filed with H. Williamson to M, 30 December 1893 and reproduced in this edition with that letter, but evidently sent earlier.
Williamson had two younger brothers, Arthur John, born 1873, and Sydney Wentworth, born 1875. It is not known which of them visited M.
Please cite as “FVM-93-12-28,” 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