From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Ballarat Public Library Committee   [June 1876]

[Correspondence was read from … Baron von Mueller, presenting to the Library "Giles' Travels in Central Australia,"1 "Campbell's New Hebrides,"2 with phytographic notes by himself,3 and also his notes on Papuan plants,4 and intimating that, on requisition from Mr M'Dermott, he would endeavor to send the five or six volumes in continuation of his work "Fragmenta Phytologiae Australiae."5—It was resolved that the best thanks of the committee be tendered to Baron von Mueller for these valuable additions to the library stock.]

E. Giles (1875).

Campbell (1873).

B73.14.01.

Probably one or both of B75.11.01 and B76.04.01.

i.e. "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae". See T. MacDermott to M, 12 June 1876 (in this edition as 76-06-12a).

Letter note found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 June 1876 (Ballarat star, 7 June 1876, p. 2).

Please cite as “FVM-76-06-00b,” 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/76-06-00b