East Collingwood
September 15th 1864
Dear Sir
As this Council has [given] the necessary instructions to fence in twenty acres of the Public Reserve to be known as "Darling Park" I have the honor to make application for an assortment of trees, plants, & shrubs suitable for planting during the present season and a liberal supply of the seed called "Victoria He kea"1 which I believe to be excellently adapted for Hedge rows and in partitioning the ground would form a graceful ornament. Any suggestions you may be pleased to offer regarding the cultivation of the same will be received as inestimable favors.2
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
J. H. Moulines
Town Clerk & Treas
Dr Mueller F R S
&c &c &c
Botanical Gardens
Melbourne
Please cite as “FVM-64-09-15,” 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