To Joseph Decaisne1    24 September 1864

Melbourne Botanic Gardens,

24. Sep 1864.

Sir ,

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of —

a valuable collection of seeds forwarded by Mons. Lejourdan

which you have been pleased to present to the collections of this establishment, and for which donation I beg to tender you my best thanks.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your obedient Servant,

Ferd Mueller

Director.

 

Mons. le. Professeur Decaisne, Ph.D. &c &c &c

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MS is accompanied by an envelope dated Melbourne, 26 September 1864 addressed: 'On her Majestys service | Mons. le Professeur | J. de Caisne, PhD &c &c &c | Museé d'histoire naturelle | Paris | Ferd. Mueller'.

Please cite as “FVM-64-09-24b,” 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 19 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/64-09-24b