We the Undersigned, beg to propose
Henry Arthur2 James Esqr., F.R.H.S. Adr. Department for Mines, Sydney3 for which honor he is well recommendable, through having devoted for many years attention to the study of cultural plants in N.S.W., as testified by his meritorious “Australian Handbook of Horticulture”.4
Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., FLS.
William Woolls Ph.D., F.L.S.
W.H. Catlett F.L.S, F.Z.S.5
Annotated front of sheet: Read 21 April 1892. Ballot 2 June 1892; back: Henry Arthur James elected 2nd June 1892.
The file includes the (undated) obligation form signed by James, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member.
Please cite as “FVM-92-02-00a,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/92-02-00a