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From Ferdinand von Mueller to George Fletcher   24 Aug 1871

Botanic Garden

Melbourne, 24 August 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, with a request that they be planted in1 your local public garden, in order to be propagated and2 distributed as extensively as possible next year in your locality. Feeling confident that these vines will have every care bestowed on them I remain dear Sir

most respectfully yours

Ferd von Mueller, PhD

Director Botan. Garden

G. A. Fletcher Esq.

1

planted in in M's hand, to replace handed over to crossed out.

2

propagated and inserted by M.

3

MS in another hand, with amendments and signature by M.

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