[Baron F. von Müeller, of Melbourne, Government Botanist, wrote, acknowledging and accepting the hon. membership conferred upon him a short time ago,1 and forwarded a donation of books to the library, comprising three decades of his "Eucalyptographia,"2 " Plants Indigenous to Australia,"3 and others, and promised to send some others at a future time.]
The date of conferring has not been established, nor has a letter announcing it been found. In a report of the Society's meeting published in South Australian chronicle and weekly mail, 12 June 1880, p. 23, M is reported as thanking the society for electing him an 'honorary corresponding member'.
B79.13.11, Decades 1-3?
B62.03.03?
Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Gardeners' Improvement Society held on 5 June 1880, Evening journal (Adelaide), 7 June 1880, p. 3.
Please cite as “FVM-80-05-00c,” 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