Botanic Gardens,
Melbourne 16. May 1855.
Sir
I do myself the honor to inform you, that a gardener from our establishment has yesterday calculated the number of plants required for the library-ground to be between 8-10,00,1 supposed the distance between them to be generally 6' apart. We will be here at all time in readiness to supply the whole number, but I am informed that yet leveling of the ground will be necessary and other preliminary arrangements on the place before planting it.
The ground in front of the building is 42' broad and 300' long, and requires 7 rowes. The side ground 30' x 240', requiring 5 rowes. The plants chiefly to be contributed will be:
Crataegus Oxyacantha
|
Acacia |
in several |
spec |
|
Psoralea |
" |
" |
|
Roses |
" |
" |
|
Ribes |
" |
" |
Swainsona Greyana
Osteospermum monil.2
Viminaria denudata
|
Cassia |
in several |
spec |
|
Pinus |
" |
" |
Quercus Cerris
Populus nigra
Gleditschia triacanthos
Robinia Pseudacacia
|
Pultenaea |
sev. |
sp. |
|
Pinus |
" |
" |
|
Grevillea |
" |
" |
|
Hakea |
" |
" |
and many rarer kinds
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obed. serv.
Ferd. Mueller.
The honor
Judge Barry.
Acacia
Cassia
Crataegus Oxyacantha
Gleditschia triacanthos
Grevillea
Hakea
Osteospermum moniliferum
Pinus
Populus nigra
Psoralea
Pultenaea
Quercus Cerris
Ribes
Robinia Pseudacacia
Roses
Swainsona Greyana
Viminaria denudata
Please cite as “FVM-55-05-16,” 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/55-05-16