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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Read   27 May 1868

Melbourne Bot. Gard.

27/5/68

Sir

In accordance with the instructions contained in your letter of the 15th inst.1 I have the honor of forwarding by to days steamer "Edina" a case containing two hundred young Pines 50 Tamariscus and 10 Ailanthus and a parcel with seeds suitable for localities like the one you refer to. I would also beg to suggest that the seed of our Sheoaks and of creeping grasses2 scattered profusely over the ground. Seeds of these trees can readily be collected in your neighborhood. Should more trees be required I shall gladly forward them if you will inform me of your wants.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient

Ferd von Mueller

H. Read Esq.

Native Coast-tea-tree should also be transplanted to the spots where the sand encroach.3

Ailanthus

Tamariscus

1

H. Read to M, 15 May 1868 (in this edition as 68-05-15a).

2

and of creeping grasses inserted by by M.

3

Postscript added by M.

4

MS written by Ernst Heyne and signed by M. For summaries of this letter see Warrnambool examiner, 9 June 1868, p. 4, and Minute book, p. 458, Borough Council records.

Please cite as “FVM-68-05-27,” 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/68-05-27