June 25th [186]21
Sir.
I am directed by the Council to enclose you this letter from Mauritius2 and to request that you will reply to the portion of it relating to seeds and vegetables The Council do not wish to lose sight of the acclimatisation of vegetables but they are unanimously of opinion that while the society is happy enough to possess such a Vice President as yourself such matters should be left entirely to yourself to arrange.
The former part of the letter Mr Archer will reply to.
The Council also request that you will kindly acknowledge the books from Paris3
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Geo Sprigg
Secretary
To Ferdinand Mueller Esq M.D. Ph.D.
Vice President of the Acc Society
&c. &c. &c.
editorial addition.
Letter not found. The minutes of the meeting report that a letter from Mr V. de Robillard of Port Louis, Mauritius, 'offering in exchange for fowls' to procure various animals and plants (Unit 1, p. 200, VPRS 2223, Public Record Office, Victoria). At a meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Sociey on 8 July 1862, a letter from M (letter not found) was read, 'stating that he had written to Mr de Robillard of Mauritius and had also sent a case of plants per "Robert Passenger" (Unit 1, p. 211, VPRS 2223, Public Record Office, Victoria).
See notes to G. Sprigg to M, 18 June 1862 (In this edition as 62-06-18a).
Please cite as “FVM-62-06-25,” 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