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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   15 Aug 1878

Melbourne, 15/8/78.

To the honorable the Chief Secretary.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will instruct the Gov. Printer to print 3000 copies of the work,1 now by your permission under the press, on all the native plants of Victoria; this number will enable us to provide each state-school with one copy and leave a sufficient number of copies for sale, and also if desired for the Mechanics Institutes and free libraries &c. It would in my opinion be a pity, if the types of a work like this were dispersed with less than 3000 copies being drawn off.2

I have the honor to be, Sir,

your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Gov. Botanist

1

See J. Ferres to M, 14 August 1878.

2

On 19 August 1878 the Under Secretary, W. Odgers, minuted approval of M's request. This was noted by the Government Printer, J. Ferres, on 20 August. See also M to G. Berry, 23 May 1878.

Please cite as “FVM-78-08-15a,” 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/78-08-15a