[Baron von Mueller — asking for [particulars] re Marram grass to be forwarded to Natal and Western Australia
Full particulars to be forwarded.]
Letter not found. The text given here is under ‘Correspondence inward’ in the minutes of the meeting of the Port Fairy Borough Council, 21 June 1893.
The Port Fairy correspondent for the Warrnambool standard reported: 'There have been received, through Baron von Mueller, applications from distant places for seeds or plants of the Marram-grass, from Natal, South Africa, and from Western Australia and New Zealand. Mr. S. Avery, an expert in its plantation and growth, has prepared directions as to its cultivation, and the photos prepared by him, showing its growth and habit, are highly esteemed by all who have been supplied with and successfully established under his directions, this magnificent stay grass.' (Warrnambool standard, 24 June 1893, p. 4). See also Belfast gazette, 23 June 1893, p. 2, and M to Port Fairy gazette , July 1893 (in this edition as 93-07-00a).
Please cite as “FVM-93-06-00a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/93-06-00a