From William Hooker to J. Ball   12 January 1856

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Royal Gardens Kew

Jan 12th 1856

Sir

I have had the great pleasure to receive at the Gardens a Box of plants sent by Dr Mueller of the North West Australian Expedition. They comprise all the plants with notes and remarks upon them collected at the different places visited by the "Monarch" between Sydney and the Mouth of the Victoria River, all in the most excellent condition possible.

The collection alone proves the admirable judgement of Sir W. Denison in selecting such a man to be the Botanist of the Expedition.

I suppose it would be agreable to Mr Secretary Labouchere, that I publish in the journals some general notice of the nature and extent of the collections, and of the services thereby rendered to the country and to science by this department of the Expedition.

I am sure Mueller's services will be of the highest consequence.

I have &c

(Signed) W. J. Hooker

Director

To J. Ball Esq

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