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From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Casey   22 May 1873

MELBOURNE BOTANIC GARDEN.

APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY.

Mr Bull

of Buninyong1

requests that he may be supplied with the following plants

from the Melbourne Botanic Garden for Cemetery, Buninyong

LIST.

Space for about 100 plants

X 100 miscell trees & shrubs

Recommended for approval,2 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 the Gardens unless in exchange, or for public institutions or benevolent purposes.

1

Vic. Bull was the sexton of the Cemetery (e.g. Ballarat star, 15 March 1876, p. 4), but has not been otherwise identified.

2

as far as available, deleted and initialled by M. M had submitted Bull's application with M to J. Casey, 19 May 1873.

Please cite as “FVM-73-05-22s,” 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/73-05-22s