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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Daniel Bunce   30 Apr 1858

Melbourne bot Garden

30 Apr. 1858.

My dear Mr Bunce.

I received this day a letter from Mr Dallachi,1 who is procuring for this garden seedlings at the Grampians,2 which he forwarded by the Royal Mail at Mount Sturgeon. The letter bears no date & the Postmark is illegible. But I presume it arrived about the latter part of this week at Geelong.

Not knowing, whether to apply to the postmaster, the postman or the railway agent at Geelong for the plants, I hope you will show us the favor of ascertaining where the box went to and send it on with a bill of any expenses incurred for the transit, which I shall pay immediately. The box contains probably valuable things, which unless very carefully packed might by [...] journey [...]

I beg to [...] a few seeds [...] Feegee3 Island [...] having pods [...] long & furnish[ing] an excellent vegeta[ble]

With my best wishes for your welfare I remain,

Dear Sir,

your humble

Ferd. Mueller.

I hope you recovered your health & will early apply for such plants of ours as you may yet require.

[...] [enclo]se the bags [...] soil duely [...] and I should [...] thankful for [...] filling them.4

1

i.e. J. Dallachy. Letter not found.

2

Vic.

3

Fiji?

4

M was attempting to create a 'magazine' of soil types; see M to J. O'Shanassy, 1 April 1858.

5

MS damaged, with a corner of the sheet missing. All [...] in this transcription correspond to the missing part of the sheet.

Please cite as “FVM-58-04-30,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-04-30