Melbourne bot. Garden
7/3/71
Sir
In reply to your note of the 20 Febr.1 I beg to inform you, that the charges for printed labels for woods will be as follows
12 |
copies of one |
1/ |
||
25 |
" |
" |
" |
1/2d |
50 |
" |
" |
" |
1/6d |
at Mess Mason Firth & M'Cutcheon
12 |
copies of one |
1/ |
||
25 |
" |
" |
" |
1/2d2 |
50 |
" |
" |
" |
1/7½d |
at Mess Clarson Messina & Co
The number of different woodspecimens yet to be printed is say about 90, therefore that number of labels of different kinds have to be printed and I would suggest 50 copies of each.3
Obediently
Ferd von Mueller
Marcus Clarke Esq
&c &c &c
MS accompanied by two estimates.
(1)
12 — 1/.
25 — 1/2
50 — 1/6
Mason Firth & McCutcheon estimate for Printed Labels.
(2)
MEMO:
Clarson, Massina, & Co,
PRINTERS.
72 Little Collins Street East,
MELBOURNE
Melbourne………………………1869
To
Dr Mueller
12 ea 8 varieties8/-
25 " 8 " 9/6
50 " 8 " 13/.
that is 8 labels in a sheet
CM
Please cite as “FVM-71-03-07a,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/71-03-07a