To the Linnean Society of London   January 1887

January 1887

 

We the Undersigned beg to recommend

George Perrin1 Esqr., Conservator of Forests for Tasmania, Hobart,2 as a worthy Candidate for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society of London, he being constantly engaged in dendrologic studies and evincing also great interest in other branches of phytology.

Ferd von Mueller M& Ph.D., F.L.S.

William Woolls Ph.D., F.L.S.

Robt Fitzgerald, F.L.S.3

 
1
George Perrin underlined in red pencil.
2
Conservator ... Hobart underlined in red pencil.
3

The MS is in M’s hand, with autograph signatures of Woolls and Fitzgerald.

MS annotations front of sheet: Read 7 April 1887 | Ballot 5 May 1887 and 7 April 1887; back of sheet: George Perrin | elected 5 May 1887.

Please cite as “FVM-87-01-00,” 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 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/87-01-00