Wellington Nursery — St John's Wood
London May 11 1859
Dr Ferdd Meuller1
for the Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Bought of E. G. Henderson & Son —
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No |
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18 |
Cryptomeria Japonica nana |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
20 |
Juniperus excelsa |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
24 |
Arbutus crispa |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
60 |
Sperda grandiflora |
" |
5 |
" |
|
74 |
Eugenia americana |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
75 |
Do ugni |
" |
1 |
6 |
|
76 |
Do apiculata |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
77 |
Do verticillata |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
80 |
Dacrydium glaucescens |
" |
10 |
6 |
|
82 |
Abies grandis |
" |
10 |
6 |
|
83 |
Juniperus ericoides |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
84 |
Thuya Lobbi |
" |
7 |
6 |
|
86 |
Chamecyprus thurifera |
" |
5 |
" |
|
88 |
Podocarpus nubigeana2 |
" |
7 |
6 |
|
89 |
Torreya grandis |
" |
15 |
" |
|
90 |
Picea nobilis |
" |
7 |
6 |
|
91 |
Biota prostrata |
" |
7 |
6 |
|
97 |
Hypericum oblongifolium |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
101 |
Escallonia pteracladon3 |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
102 |
Eurybia alpina |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
103 |
Weinmania4 trichosperma |
: |
3 |
6 |
|
106 |
Deutzia gracilis |
" |
1 |
6 |
|
108 |
Coletia bictoniensis |
" |
5 |
" |
|
109 |
Fagus Cunninghamii |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
111 |
Citharexylon cyanocarpum |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
114 |
Laurus aromatica |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
115 |
Escallonia densa |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
117 |
Clereodendron bungei |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
121 |
Acer negundo fol. var. |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
123 |
Eurybia gunnerii5 |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
129 |
Laurus regalis |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
131 |
Ilex microcarpa |
" |
5 |
" |
|
133 |
Myrica californica |
" |
2 |
6 |
|
136 |
Euonymus fimbriata |
" |
3 |
6 |
|
139 |
Berberis japonica |
" |
5 |
" |
|
140 |
Do Bealii6 |
" |
5 |
" |
|
141 |
Do Intermedia |
" |
5 |
" |
|
147 |
Desfontania7 spinosa |
" |
5 |
" |
|
148 |
Citrus trifoliata |
" |
5 |
" |
| Wardian (Glass) Case Packing &c. |
2 |
10 |
" |
|
|
11 |
11 |
6 |
| Amount of Invoice opposite | 11.11.6 |
| Shipping Charges on Consignment of June 12/58 | 12.18.4 |
| 24.9.10 | |
| Receipt enclosed for Invoice of Plants sent June12/58 | 25.7.9 |
| £49.17.7 |
11th May 1859
Dr Ferdd Meuller-
Dear Sir-
We beg herewith to hand you Invoices (3 in number) of your obliging orders as far as we are at present able to do them — which we have forwarded per Clipper Ship, The Saracen in cases marked as below
1.2.3.4.5.6
4 Wardian cases Plants-F ⊕ M On Deck
2 Cases of Seeds F ⊕ M in the hold
Freight of which we have paid, together with other charges as per vouchers enclosed in order to save the extra rate which would be charged at Melbourne of 10/— per ton. We had great difficulty in shipping the Plants, owing to the Captains having an objection to carry them on Deck, we have however succeeded & have Insured them as per your request, & trust they may all arrive in safety & in good condition & be to your entire satisfaction. We enclose also a Bill of Lading,8 & a receipt for the Draft received from you in November last.9
The Invoice attached to this £11.11.6, is made up, to complete your original order of Fifty Pounds - on account of the Bot. Gardens, which account now stands as on the opposite side.
The Seeds & Plants for the Parks & Plantations we have executed as far as the time of year would permit, being obliged to omit the Young Forest Trees, which we will however send off in October, or Novr next, when we think they will reach you in a good season. The amount of Invoice exclusive of Freight being £59.16.6 we shall have £41 - worth of such Trees &c to send in Autumn unless you intend the One hundred Pounds to be inclusive of Freight, in which case we should be obliged by your informing us, when we can reduce the quantity of Plants accordingly. The Water Cress seeds we found very difficult to obtain, & the 7 1/4 lbs which we have sent, we have had to collect by ounces from various parties, but we will give orders for the balance of the 28lbs so as to get it in for the Sewerage Committee by the time we are next sending to you.
We have noticed in several of your letters that you advise £100 having been remitted to us by the Dept of Public Works. The said Remittance however has not yet reached us, which gives us some little anxiety fearing it may have miscarried. It has occurred to us as probable that we ought to apply to some of the Government Officials here about it, & we have accordingly written the Colonial Department to enquire if it is effected through them, but have not yet received their reply, however we hope it is allright = whichever way it may be.10
Trusting that general arrangements will be to your satisfaction
We remain
your obliged & obedt Servants
E. G. Henderson & son.
per Hooper
Abies grandis
Acer negundo
Arbutus crispa
Berberis Bealii
Berberis Intermedia
Berberis japonica
Biota prostrata
Chamecyprus thurifera
Citharexylon cyanocarpum
Citrus trifoliata
Clereodendron bungei
Coletia bictoniensis
Cryptomeria Japonica nana
Dacrydium glaucescens
Desfontania spinosa
Deutzia gracilis
Escallonia densa
Escallonia pteracladon
Eugenia americana
Eugenia apiculata
Eugenia ugni
Eugenia verticillata
Euonymus fimbriata
Eurybia alpina
Eurybia gunnerii
Fagus Cunninghamii
Hypericum oblongifolium
Ilex microcarpa
Juniperus ericoides
Juniperus excelsa
Laurus aromatica
Laurus regalis
Myrica californica
Picea nobilis
Podocarpus nubigeana
Sperda grandiflora
Thuya Lobbi
Torreya grandis
Weinmania trichosperma
sic.
P. nubigena?
E. pterocladon?
Weinmannia?
E. gunniana?
B. bealei?
Desfontainia?
Bill of lading filed with the account.
The receipt is filed with the account, as follows:
Wellington Nursery St Johns Wood
Novr 13 1858
Received of Dr Ferdd Meuller the sum of Twenty-five pounds seven shillings & nine pence being amount of our a/c against the Bot. Gardens Melbourne for Plants & seeds supplied June 12/58 (less £1.11.6 allowance).
E. G. Henderson & Son
per Hooper
£25.7.9
See notes to M to E. G. Henderson & Son, 15 December 1858 (in this edition as 58-12-15c).
See also M to J. O'Shanassy, 25 August 1859 (two letters, in this edition as 59-08-25a and 59-08-25b).
Please cite as “FVM-59-05-11,” 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