Will the Govt Botanist be good enough to state what plants can be supplied to the Revd Mr Brunton.
A. R. Wallis
17.5.73
Donald S. Brunton, The Manse, Queenscliff, wrote to the President of the Board of Land and Works, J. Casey, on 9 May 1873: 'I shall be much obliged if you will instruct Baron Von Müeller to send me my usual annual supply of flower seeds for my Manse Garden. I wrote to the Baron a few weeks ago [letter not found]; but I learn from the newspapers that favours of such kind are to be obtained through you. My request being of a very minor sort I trust you will kindly accede to it' (L73/8591, unit 750, VPRS 44/P Public Record Office, Victoria).
Brunton's letter was sent to the Secretary of Agriculture, A. Wallis, who minuted it as above for M. For M's response, see M to J. Casey, 22 May 1873 (in this edition as 73-05-22b).
Please cite as “FVM-73-05-17a,” 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