Melbourne Botanical Gardens
2nd June 1862
Sir,
In reply to your letter dated 31st May, I have the honor to inform you, that I shall be happy to supply to your noble Institution such Plants, as after the extensive distribution during the past month remain available. I can supply amongst other Plants Cypresses largely.
Will you be so good to send for whatever you require any morning at 9 and if possible within the next days.1
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
Fred. Mueller
S P Simmonds
Secretary to the Cemetery of Brighton
At the meeting of Trustees held 1 August 1862, Simmonds 'reported that Dr Mueller had kindly presented 500 Plants of various kinds, also a large packet of Seeds. also that Messrs Smith & Adamson of Melbourne had presented Plants'. The Trustees resolved to thank M and Smith & Adamson for their 'liberality' (p. 81a). There is a copy of a letter Simmonds sent to Smith & Adamson on 12 August annotated: 'a similar letter to the above was also written to Dr Mueller'. For M's reply, see M to S. Simmonds, 16 August 1862 (in this edition as 62-08-16c).
Letter not found. MS is a version copied into the minutes; M's given name is transcribed incorrectly.
Please cite as “FVM-62-06-02c,” 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