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From Albert Purchas to Ferdinand von Mueller   26 Apr 1870

Melbourne

April 26: 1870

Sir,

I have the honor, by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, to request that you will favor them with some seeds or seedling plants of Pinus Insignis and Cupressus Lambertiana, also any other plants you can spare for planting in the Cemetery — The Gardener will wait upon you on the 2d proximo.1

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obt Servant

A. Purchas.

To Dr Von Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Melbourne Botanic Gardens.

Cupressus Lambertiana

Pinus Insignis

1

See M to A. Purchas, 28 April 1870.

Please cite as “FVM-70-04-26,” 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/70-04-26