Midnight, 30/9/95
It was very kind of you, dear Chev Dejardin to offer your friendly influence for the passage of my case of the dwarf Grasstree (Xanthorrhoea minor) to the jardin des plantes.1
The case arrived this afternoon; so I thought to send it at once straight on the same cart to Port Melbourne, where the Captain of the Messageries maritimes kindly took it. Thus it will be in Paris before severe frosts commence.
I hope, the Capt. of next months steamer will take a case of minerals to the Musée d’histoire naturelle also. Thanking you for all your friendliness
your Ferd. von Mueller
Xanthorrhoea minor
Please cite as “FVM-95-09-30,” 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/95-09-30