20th May 1887
Memo
I shall be obliged if the Government Botanist will kindly give me a call at this office, on Wednesday next, relative to an application from the Science Master of the C. E. Grammar School for a set of certain dried plants.1
T. R. Wilson
The Govt. Botanist
J. H. Thompson, Science Master at Melbourne Grammar School, wrote to the Chief Secretary, Graham Berry, on 13 May 1887:
Having applied to Baron von Mueller for a collection of typical Victorian plants for educational purposes, he advised me to write to the Hon: The Chief Secretary and apply for a set of the third fascicles of the "Educational Collection of dried Victorian plants". He believes one set is yet available at the Chief Secretary's Office.
If such a set does exist I beg most respectfully to apply for it.
On [26] May [Thomas Wilson] wrote to Thompson saying that there was no complete set available, but offering him parts I and II.
Please cite as “FVM-87-05-20a,” 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