From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Toon   4 July 1866

[The Hon. Sec. reported that he had received a communication from Dr Mueller asking when this Society would hold their Spring Show application having been made by the Horticultural Improvement Society for the use to the Gardens on the 20th October next.]1

The meeting 'Resolved that the Secretary inform Dr Mueller that the Society purpose holding theirs towards the end of October but that at present they cannot fix the date until the Season is further advanced'; the decision was reported in J. Toon to M, 7 July 1867 (in this edition as 66-07-04b).

Letter not found. Toon was the Honorary Secretary of the Horticultural Society of Victora. M's letter was reported at the meeting of the Horticultural Society held on 4 July 1866; it was further mentioned at the meeting held on 8 August 1866, when the date of the letter was given as 4 July.

Please cite as “FVM-66-07-04a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/66-07-04a