From Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Deakin   [Jan 1889]

[Giant fern. To send to Paris Exhibn]1

Exposition universelle, Paris, 1889. M's letter was referred to Victoria's Paris Exhibition Commissioners on 1 February 1889 asking 'Any space'. No response is recorded on the register. M, as 'Muller, Baron von' is listed as exhibiting 'Ferns', in 'Class 79, Flowers and Ornamental Plants' (Exposition universelle de 1889 (1889), p. 132), in the section listing exhibits from Victoria. The Victorian section has a note '[For details of Exhibits, see Special Catalogue issued by the Royal Commission]' (p. 132). The Special Catalogue has not been found.

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, entered on 31 January 1889.

Please cite as “FVM-89-01-00a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/89-01-00a