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From Henry Read to Ferdinand von Mueller   20 July 1871

20th July [18]711

Sir

I have the honour by direction of the Borough Council of Warrnambool to beg that you will be good enough to supply them with some shrubs, particularly pines, for the use of the Botanical Gardens here.

If you could spare them also a small quantity of pine and other seeds the Council would esteem it a favour.

Should you be able to comply with the Council's request perhaps you will kindly inform me when they would be ready so that some person in Melbourne can be appointed to receive and ship them.2

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant

Henry T. Read

Town Clerk.

Dr. F. Mueller

Botanical Gardens

Melbourne

1

editorial addition.

2

See M to H. Read, 25 July 1871 (in this edition as 71-07-25b).

Please cite as “FVM-71-07-20,” 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/71-07-20