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From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   2 Apr 1870

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 2nd April 1870

Sir,

I have the honor to forward herewith for your information two copies of part III of Major Beddome's "Flora Sylvatica" of Madras.1

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Odgers2

Director

Botanic Gardens

1

Beddome (1869-74). Turner (2012), p. 303, indicates the 'earliest confirmed date' of publication of this part is April 1870; the date this part arrived in Melbourne suggests that it was earlier. See Lucas (2026) for discussion of the date of publication.

2

For reply, see M to W. Odgers, 2 April 1870 (in this edition as 70-04-02b).

Please cite as “FVM-70-04-02a,” 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/70-04-02a