Melbourne
May 16th 1865
Sir,
I have the honor, by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery to apply [...]1 of any plants you can spare them for ornamenting the Cemetery grounds.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obt Servant
A. Purchas
To
Dr. Mueller F.R.S.
&c &c &c
Director, Melbourne Botanic Gardens
Ink smudged, four words illegible.
Please cite as “FVM-65-05-16,” 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