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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London   6 Nov 1873

FORM OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.

Robert Fitzgerald, Esqr, of Sydney, Deputy Surveyor General of New South Wales

a gentleman attached to the study of Natural History, especially Botany, and the discoverer of several new Australian plants

being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, we, whose names are underwritten, beg leave to recommend him to that honour.

Baron Ferdinand von Mueller (by letter)1

George Bentham

W. T. Thiselton Dyer

This recommendation must be signed by Three or more Fellows.

N.B. — The Christian name of the Candidate must be stated at length, as well as his Residence, and any special qualifications he may possess.

This certificate was read at a General Meeting of the Society, on the 6th day of November 1873

The Ballot will take place on the 15th day of January 18742

1

See M to G. Bentham, 5 September 1873. The form is however dated to the probable day of its completion, almost certainly at the rooms of the Society.

2

Annotated: Elected Rd.K.

Please cite as “FVM-73-11-06c,” 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/73-11-06c