From Ferdinand von Mueller to Albert Purchas   [June 1861]

[Read letter from Dr Mueller complying with the request of the Trustees1 that he would allow them to have 500 more seedling pines and 500 more seedling cypress.2]

At meetings of the Trustees on 9 April and 4 June 1861, reports from the gardener were read recommending application to M for seeds and seedlings (Minute book 1, Melbourne General Cemetery).

The Gardener's report which was read at the Trustee's meeting of 2 July stated that he had received from M 1100 seedling pines and cypress, which had been planted in the nursery, and also a collection of seeds.

Letter not found. M's letter was read at a meeting of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery on 2 July 1861.

Please cite as “FVM-61-06-00,” 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/61-06-00