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From John Smith and Son to Ferdinand von Mueller   8 Feb 1871

Feby 8th 1871

Dr von Mueller

Director of the Government

Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Bought of John Smith & Sons

Nurserymen Riddles Creek1

One extra huge specimen plant of

Todea Africana fern —

£7-0-0
1 large case Sawdust & packing

3-0-0
Settled John Smith & Sons

10-0-02

Todea Africana

1

Vic.

2

Annotated at bottom left of receipt: Weight in London of Box [=] 1 ton 3 cwt.

3

The receipt is glued to the back of the second folio of the letter M to J. Hooker, 9 February 1871 (in this edition as 71-02-09b).

Please cite as “FVM-71-02-08,” 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/71-02-08