Sir
I have the honor to request in the name of the Board of Governors of the Botanic Gardens Adelaide, that you will please to inform me by post at your earliest convenience, as follows
On what days of the week and what hours of the day are the Gardens at __ open to the public, and if your garden be only open during certain days and hours, what is the reason that the attendance is confined to such times
I am Sir
&c &c
Directors Bot. Gardens
Melbourne, Hobarton, Sydney, Launceston
Item is a file copy, unsigned, of a letter that would have been sent to each of the recipients by Francis, who was instructed to write it at the meeting of the Board of Governors held on 14 December 1860 (minute book 1855-1875, Adelaide Botanic Gardens).
Please cite as “FVM-60-12-00d,” 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