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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Gavan Duffy   19 Mar 1872

Melbourne bot. Garden

19/3/72

Sir

I have the honor to submit for your favorable consideration, the propriety of distribution from the botanic Garden fresh seeds of the Jute, the Sunn and the Sesam1 for test culture in the warmer parts of this colony, and solicit that the following notice2 may appear in the Gov. Gazette.3

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Direct. botan Garden

The hon the Chief Secretary &c &c

1

i.e. Sesame.

2

Notice not included in the file.

3

Annotation by Duffy: 'Appd'. The notice was published in Victoria. Government Gazette, no. 21, 12 April 1872, p. 711, headed 'Seeds of the Sunn, Jute and Gingelly Oil Plants for Test Culture'.

Please cite as “FVM-72-03-19,” 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/72-03-19