MELBOURNE BOTANIC GARDEN.
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY.
Mr. D. Randall
of Campbells Creek1
requests that he may be supplied with the following
from the Melbourne Botanic Garden for Cemetery of Campbell's Creek.
LIST. appended2
Space for about 400 plants
X 400 miscell. plants, including spec of Arauc,3 Pinus, Biotea,4 Cupress,5 Cedrus, Pittosporum
Recommended for approval,6 to the Honorable the Minister, 5/5/73
187 . Signature of Applicant
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The items marked (X) can be supplied.
Melbourne Botanic Garden, 22 May 1873. Ferd. von Mueller Director.
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Received from the Gardens the above items, as marked approved.
187 .
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Notice. — No plants, cuttings, or seeds will be issued from these Gardens unless in exchange, or for public institutions or benevolent purposes.7
Araucaria
Pinus
Cupressus
Cedrus
Pittosporum
Vic.
MS list appended to the above letter in Randall's handwriting: Araucaria imbricata Chili pine | Biota aurea | Cedrus Atlantica | C. Deodara | C. Libani | Cupressus Corneyana | C. Funebris | C. Lambertiana | C. Knighti | C. Lawsoniana | C. torulosa | C. Corneyana | Pinus Austriaca | P. Benthamiana | P. Canariensis | P. halepensis | P. excelsa | P. insignis | P. pinaster | P. pinea | P. maritima | Platanus orientalis | Weeping ash | Pittosporums of Sorts | Norfolk Island pine'.
The list has been annotated by G. Luehmann: 'The above are doing well. | Ground prepared for about 400 plants, to be a mixed lot, according to B.V.M's selection, to be sent by W. McCulloch & Co | Some Pelargonium cuttings would be acceptable'.
Araucaria.
Biota.
Cupressus.
as far as available, deleted and initialled by M.
MS annotation by A. Wallis: 'Received 7.5.73'
Only summary of plants and signatures written by M. See also D. Randall to M, 31 March 1873.
Please cite as “FVM-73-05-22h,” 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