From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Moore   5 Sep 1859

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,

5. Sept. 59

Sir

I have the honor to request, that you will be pleased to permit the following advertisement to be inserted into the Gov. Gazette.

Notice.

The Commissioners of Water & Sewerage having kindfully placed at the disposal of the Gov. botanist seeds of English Watercress for distribution in the colony, a supply of these seeds can now be obtained at an early application to the undersigned.

Ferd. Mueller,

Gov. Botanist

Melbourne bot. & zool Garden,

5. Sept. 18591

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

Mr Undersecretary J. Moore.

&c &c &c

The notice was published in Victoria Government Gazette, 16 September 1859, p. 1974 (B59.09.04).

Please cite as “FVM-59-09-05c,” 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/59-09-05c