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From Albert Purchas to Ferdinand von Mueller   4 Sep 1872

Melbourne

Septr 4th 1872.

Sir,

I have the honor, by direction of His Honor Judge Pohlman, chairman of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th. ult.1 calling attention to the state of the plants furnished by you last year for ornamenting the Old Cemetery.

In reply I beg to state that the Old Cemetery is not yet under the control of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, pending the passing of an Act of Parliament for that purpose — but I had some time since called the attention of the Public Works Department to the state of the plants.2

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obt Servant

A. Purchas.

To Baron Von Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Melbourne Botanic Gardens

1

See M to R. Pohlman, 31 August 1872.

2

See also M to A. Purchas, 1 October 1872.

Please cite as “FVM-72-09-04b,” 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/72-09-04b