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From Albert Purchas to Ferdinand von Mueller   28 May 1870

Melbourne

May 28th 1870.

Sir,

I have the honor, by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, to acknowledge the receipt of 130 valuable plants in pots for the purpose of embellishing the Cemetery,1 and to convey to you the best thanks of the Board of Trustees for the same.2

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obt Servant

A. Purchas.

To Dr. Von Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Botanic Gardens

Melbourne

1

See M to A. Purchas, 28 April 1870.

2

At a meeting of the Trustees on 11 May 1870, the gardener's report was read, 'stating that 130 plants in pots had been received from the Botanic Gardens' (Minute book 1).

Please cite as “FVM-70-05-28,” 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/70-05-28