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From William Brown to Ferdinand von Mueller   22 Apr 1873

Darraweit-guim P.O.1

April 22nd 1873.

Dr Von Mueller Esqr

Dear Sir,

I am instructed by the Trustees of the Darraweit-guim Cemetery to solicit you on their behalf for a small collection of young trees of a hardy nature to plant in the Cemetery as the rabbits have destroyed a considerable number of those received from you on the last & the previous year. The Trustees intend to protect them this year by enclosing them around with baskets or close fencing, until they grow to a sufficient height to withstand the ravages of those destructive animals. Should you have a few trees or shrubs for distribution to them, if you would be so good as to state when to come for them you would greatly oblige.

Yours respectfully

Willm I. Brown

Secretary for the Trustees.

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Vic. P.O. added in pencil in an unknown hand.

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Annotated by M: 'Answ 29/4/73 F.v.M.'. Letter not found. See also M to J. Casey, 22 May 1873 (in this edition as 73-05-22r).

Please cite as “FVM-73-04-22a,” 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/73-04-22a