From Ferdinand von Mueller to Samuel Avery   [Jan 1894]

[Ranger reported receipt of packets of seeds from Baron Von Mueller]

Letter not found. The text given here is from the minutes of the Port Fairy Borough Council meeting held on 31 January 1894. The item is dated on the basis that January 1894 is the latest that the seeds could have been sent for their arrival to have been reported at this council meeting. The minute continues: 'To be acknowledged with thanks'; letter of thanks not found.

The summary in the Port Fairy gazette provides additional details: 'The Park Ranger stated he had received fifty different kinds of seeds from Baron Von Mueller for planting on the reserves' (Port Fairy gazette, 2 February 1894, p. 2).

Please cite as “FVM-94-01-00b,” 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/94-01-00b