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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson   11 Mar 1876

Melbourne

11/3/76.

The honorable J. Macpherson, M.P.,

Chief Secretary.

Sir,

I have the honor to solicit, that direction may be given to the Gov. Printer to issue the intended School-book of native plants, and that the necessary wood cuts may be prepared by the Gov. Woodengraver,1 attached to the Printing Office.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your obedient

Ferd. von Mueller.

1

Friedrich Grosse.

2

After type had been set, the Chief Secretary aborted the projected Victorian School Flora on 22 November 1876 after seeing sample pages. See Lucas, Maroske & Brown-May (2006).

3

See also M to R. Ramsay, 9 March 1875.

Please cite as “FVM-76-03-11,” 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/76-03-11