From Edward Bradshaw to Ferdinand von Mueller   30 Apr 1863

Town Clerks Office

Town Hall St Kilda

April 30th 1863

Sir

By direction of the Planting Committee of the Municipal Council of St Kilda I do myself the honor to inclose you a list of plants &c1 required for the Public Gardens which the Committee will thank you to reserve for them and to let them know on what day it will be convenient to you to send for them. I am at the same time directed to request that you will be so good as to order a few potted plants &c to be looked out for them as the Public Gardens of St Kilda are the only Public Gardens in the Colony not receiving Special Government Assistance which reflect any credit on the Management

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your Obedient Servant

E. Bradshaw

Town Clerk

P. S. The Planting Committee purpose to have the pleasure of calling on you on Wednesday next at 3 oclock p.m.

E.B.

Dr Mueller

Botanic Garden

List not found.

Please cite as “FVM-63-04-30a,” 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/63-04-30a