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From [Thomas Higinbotham] to Ferdinand von Mueller   21 May 1869

21st May [186]91

Sir

I have the honor, by direction of the Engineer in Chief, to apply for a package each of the seeds of blue gum and blackwood trees, for raising with a view to planting the reserves on the Victorian Railways, and also to inquire whether you have at your disposal any young trees suitable for planting in poor soil, which are required for the same purpose.2

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedt. servant

pro Engineer in Chief3

Ferd. Von Mueller Esq M.D. F.R.S.

Curator of Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.

1

editorial addition.

2

For reply, see M to T. Higinbotham, 22 May 1869 (in this edition as 69-05-22a).

3

Illegible signature.

Please cite as “FVM-69-05-21,” 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/69-05-21