[From Baron F. Von Mueller, of Melbourne, stating he should be very grateful to Mr. Edgar if he would procure for him wood specimens of any kind, and mentioning that a sprig of the tree should be sent with each sample.1 The writer added "Any friend of your's in Sydney, might easily procure for your garden a copy of my work on "Select Plants for Industrial Culture," from the New South Wales Government Printing Office.2]
Edgar supplied specimens, and was thanked in M to J. Edgar, January 1883 (in this edition as 83-01-00e).
B81.01.04.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Botanic Gardens', Capricornian (Rockhampton), 11 November 1882, p.15, in a report of the correspondence received at the meeting of the Trustees held on 10 November 1882.
Please cite as “FVM-82-11-00e,” 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