[From the Hon. S. Davenport, stating that he had received 50 plantain2 trees from Dr. Mueller, of Melbourne, who begged the acceptance of them by the Corporation. He stated that the plantain tree was a favorite in the South of Europe for the purposes of ornament and shade. A hope was expressed by Dr. Mueller that he would shortly be able to present the Corporation with 50 more trees.
The thanks of the Council were given to the Hon. S. Davenport and Dr. Mueller.3]
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Correspondence' in the report of the meeting of the Adelaide Municipal Corporation held on 3 July 1865, South Australian advertiser, 4 July 1865, p. 3.
'Mr. Rankine asked whether this was the tree known at home as the plain [i.e. plane?] tree. Mr. Clare said he understood it to be so.'
Letter of thanks not found.
Please cite as “FVM-65-06-00c,” 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