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From Albert Purchas to Ferdinand von Mueller   25 May 1864

Melbourne

May 25th 1864

Sir,

I have the honor by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, to return you their best thanks for the very valuable plants and shrubs which they received from the Botanical Gardens early in the present month.1

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

A. Purchas

To

Dr. Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Director

Melbourne Botanic Gardens.

1

See also M to A. Purchas, 26 May 1864.

2

At a meeting of the Trustees on 10 May 1864, the gardener's report was read stating 'that a quantity of valuable plants had been received from Dr Mueller' (Minute book 1).

Please cite as “FVM-64-05-25b,” 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/64-05-25b