Melb. bot. & zool Garden,
30 May 1860.
Sir
In reply to your letter dated 28. May,1 which I received yesterday, I have the honor to inform you, that I shall be happy to supply such plants & seeds from this establishment to the Municipality Reserves of Castlemaine, as now, after the distribution of more than 20,000 plants this season, can be furnished by us.
I beg to request you, to appoint at your earliest convenience a party in Melbourne for obtaining the plants at this office & to authorize him to sign the requisite official documents here.
You will also be kind enough to inform me, what number of plants are requisite
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient
Ferd. Mueller
The Town Clerk
Castlemaine2
Letter not found.
On 19 June 1860, Davis informed the Castlemaine Municipal Council by letter: 'Pursuant to a resolution of this Council I applied to Dr Mueller at the Botanical Gardens Melbourne and obtained a supply of Seeds Plants and Cuttings which I now hold possession of for the Council. The application was unseasonable inasmuch as he had previously distributed the greatest variety and best and with every desire to serve this Council he was unable to contribute more than he has on the present occassion but has kindly promised to furnish this Council with a further supply of seedling Shrubs in August and in the early part of next May to furnish the Council to the full amount they may then require in Plants Seeds Shrubs and Saplings' (Unit 18, VPRS 575, Public Record Office, Victoria).
Please cite as “FVM-60-05-30,” 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