From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Casey   22 May 1873

MELBOURNE BOTANIC GARDEN.

APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY.

Revd Thomas J. Egan

of St Patrick's Church Wangaratta1

requests that he may be supplied with the following

from the Melbourne Botanic Garden for

LIST.

Space for about 150 plants

X 50 trees

X 100 miscell shrubs

Recommended already2 the Minister, as far as available. 5/5/73

9/4 1873 Signature of Applicant Thomas J. Egan

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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.

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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.

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for approval, to the Honorable deleted. M had submitted Egan's application with M to J. Casey, 19 May 1873.

MS is accompanied by a sketch outline of the church grounds and a note, written in pencil by Egan, requesting: '20 trees of one kind | 30 other trees | about 100 shrubs | Wangaratta'. 73-05-22t_image01.jpg

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