To Charles Pascoe   28 April 1869

Melbourne bot. Garden

28/4/69.

It affords me very much pleasure, dear Mr Pascoe, to send you to day the following young trees and other plants¹

100	British Oaks
50	Elms
50	Ashes (Chinese)
50	Weeping Willows
100	Stone pines
50	Cluster pines
50	Haleppo pines
50	Moreton Bay Figtrees
6	Araucarias

All these young trees are two years old.

Besides I have sent a collection of 100 miscellaneous shrubs.

The whole is packed in three cases and one bundle and to be despatched by rail, with the midday's train. You will do well, if the plants are all immediately planted in a temporary nursery, situated in a sheltered position. From thence the young trees could be transplanted later in the season, or what would be better next year in April or May to final positions, at which each would require to be surrounded closely with branches for shelter and to be watered regularly throughout the summer. I will be happy from year to year, when your plantation ground becomes gradually extended, to contribute more towards it. Under proper care you need not loose one single of the plants now forwarded. I had no more Elms than 50 available. So I substituted Ashes for the rest.

The exertions you repeatedly made, to send to the Acclimation Society the Murray Cods entitle you to the utmost praise. I will see them publicly acknowledged by the Society.²

With best regards

Ferd. von Mueller

In transplanting each young tree should be lifted from your nursery with a ball of earth around the root. It is scarcely needful to remark, that the young trees must be watered with regular care in your nurseries.³

Araucaria