Now Port Fairy, Vic.
The report continued:’ The specimen was the identical thistle which was placed in the hands of Mr McMeekin, who is an expert and had sworn to it being the carduus lanceolatus. The Mayor remarked that the letter was from one of the greatest botanists in the colony, and he considered the document was a very valuable one, and he was pleased to have it before the Council.' The Gazette went on to report a discussion of thistle cases in the local court. 'Cr Earle remarked that in future cases the better plan would be to obtain the services of Baron Von Mueller as a witness and then the offenders would have to pay the expenses'.
Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Belfast Borough Council on 9 February 1887, in Belfast gazette, 11 February 1887, p. 2. For a briefer report, see Minute book 9, 27 September 1886 - 24 September 1890, p. 49, VPRS 11097/P0001, Belfast Borough Council records VA 4030, Public Record Office, Victoria.
Please cite as “FVM-87-02-00,” 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