Peradeniya
Ceylon
4th March 1870
My dear Hooker
[Discusses botanical matters]
…
I heard from Moore of Sydney that, though v. Mueller continues the nominal Director of the Melbourne Garden, a Mr. Ferguson is virtually the Director having charge of the work in it, and that von Mueller is now really only the Government Botanist, and that he is in low spirits about it. I wrote some time ago congratulating v. Mueller upon being relieved from the mere garden duties,1 thinking it would be a pleasant arrangement for him and not expecting it would have annoyed him. It makes one fear that his love of science does not sufficiently predominate over his appetite for κυδος2
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[Discusses botanical matters and field trips]
Please cite as “FVM-M70-03-04,” 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 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/M70-03-04