[Read letters to Dr Mueller, Mr Murdoch and Mr Perry Esq dated 16th inst thanking them for scions, trees &c presented to the society.1]
The request was made in J. Toon to M, 15 July 1864 (in this edition as 64-07-15b). M supplied sciions of 161 varieties, 'Mr. Perry of Heidelberg' 181 varieties and 'Messrs Murdoch of Boroondara' 26 varieties of fruit trees' (Horticultural society, Farmers journal and gardener's chronicle (Melbourne), 9 September 1864, p. 590).
Letter not found; item is an entry in the minutes of a meeting of the Horticultural Society of Victoria held on 28 September 1864. Toon was Honorary Secretary of the Society.
Please cite as “FVM-64-09-16a,” 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