[From Dr. Mueller, concerning the cocoon's sent by the Council, stating he was in receipt of them, suggesting and requesting that a larger quantity be sent to the Exhibition.]1
Rutherglen Borough Council exhibited a 'sample of indigenous silk' at the Intercolonial Exhibition in Melbourne that year (Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia (1867), p. 51).
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Correspondence' in the report of the meeting of the Rutherglen Borough Council held on 5 July 1866 (Ovens and Murray advertiser, 7 July 1866, p. 2).
Please cite as “FVM-66-07-00d,” 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