From Ferdinand von Mueller to Philip Doran   24 Aug 1871

Botanic Garden

Melbourne, 24 Aug. 1871

Sir

I have the honor of forwarding to you herewith on behalf of the Commission for forests and foreign industries 20 cuttings of the Sultana grape vine, feeling confident that you will bestow every care on them, in order that next year as many cuttings as possible may be distributed by you in your locality.1

I have the honor to be

Sir

Yours respectfully

Ferd. von Mueller.

Director Botan. Garden

Mr. Ph. Doran

M was also at this time distributing olive seeds; see M to P. Doran, September 1871 (in this edition as 71-09-00d).

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-71-08-24c,” 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/71-08-24c