Department of Lands & Survey
Melbourne, 4th. July, 1860.
Sir,
I am directed by the Honorable The Commissioner of Lands & Survey to bring under your notice the desirableness of appending, where practicable, the English names of Shrubs &c in the Botanical Gardens, in addition to the classical designation usually supplied upon the labels used for the purpose.
Mr Service desires me also to suggest that placards might with advantage be placed in suitable positions, cautioning Visitors not to molest or interfere with the animals.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedt. Servant
C. Hodgkinson
F. Mueller Esquire
&c. &c. &c.
Melbourne.
Deputy Surveyor General.
M's reply has not been found but it is recorded in the registers of incoming correspondence of the Department of Lands and Survey; see no. 3720, roll 4, VPRS 227/P1 inward correspondence register, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria, where the date of the reply is given as 6 July 1860, and A248, roll 1, VPRS 226/P1 index to inward correspondence, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria, where the content is summarized: ‘English appellations have been adopted for naming plants’. See also C. Hodgkinson to M, 12 July 1860 (in this edition as 60-07-12b).
Please cite as “FVM-60-07-04b,” 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