The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botanic Garden, ¶ 31. March 62 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor of submitting to your favorable consideration the proposal, that on behalf of the Government a copy of my work on Victorian plants,...

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W62/2289, unit 749, VPRS 1189/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 62.03.31

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Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy, 1862-03-31. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/62-03-31>, accessed April 20, 2025

Letter written by M and list by E. Heyne.

Melbourne botanic Garden,

31. March 62

Sir

I have the honor of submitting to your favorable consideration the proposal, that on behalf of the Government a copy of my work on Victorian plants,

B62.03.03.

of which recently a volume has been completed at the Government printing Office may be supplied to certain public institutions and to the principle contributors towards our bot Museum, and I beg to append a list of institutions and donors, to whom the transmission of the work seems to me recommendable.

In granting this concession, the Victorian Government would adopt a course, followed by several other Government, in a limited distribution of works, issued under their auspices. I may thus instance the distribution by the Chilian Government of a work of 24 volumes on natural history and statistics and that of a work on the natural productions and geological features of Java by the Dutch Government.

I would also beg leave to enquire, whether those members of Parliament, who may particularly desire to possess the work could receive permission to obtain it on application to the Gov. Printer.

The whole edition consists of 500 copies.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c

O'Shanassy minuted his approval of M's request. M acknowledged the approval on 3 April 1862: 'Thankfully returned'. The Under Secretary, J. Moore, added: 'The question as to supplying members of Parliament is not decided'. See also M to J. Moore, 3 April 1862.

Colonial Office			London				1 copy
Botanic Garden			Ceylon				"
"			Bombay				"
"			Kopenhagen				"
"			Petersburg				"
"			Schoenbrunn				"
"			Kew				2 copies
"			Sydney				1 copy
"			Brisbane				"
"			Adelaide				"
"			Madras				"
"			Utrecht				"
"			Montpellier				"
"			Boston				"
"			Breslau				"
"			Berlin				"
"			Dresden				"
"			Upsala				"
"			Munich				"
"			Halle				"
Sir Henry Barkly							"
Sir Willm Denison							"
Sir Rich. Macdonell							"
C. J. La Trobe Esqu.							"
Dr Hance, Wampoa 4 Whampoa, China.							"
Professor Lindley, London							1 copy
W. Woolls Esq., Paramatta							"
Editor of	Walpers Annales, Berlin						"
"	De Candolle's Prodromus, Geneve						"
"	Bonplandia						"
Dr Sonder, Hamburg							"
A. Thozet, Rockhampton							"
Sir Charl. Nicholson, Sydney							"
W. McLeay Esqu., Sydney							"
August Oldfield Esqu.							"
Miss L. Atkinson							"
Professor	Meisner, Basel						"
"	Brogniart, 5 i.e. Brongniart. Paris						"
"	Decaisne, Paris						"
"	Roeper, Rostock						"
"	Harvey, Dublin						"
"	Heer, Zurich						"
Honor. A. Scott Esqu., Hunters River							"
Jul. Haast Esqu., Christchurch 6 Christchurch in M's hand.							"
F. Krichauff Esqu. Macclesfield 7 Macclesfield in M's hand.							"
Peterman's geographical Institute, Gotha							"
German Association Melbourne							"
Smithsonian Institute							"
Botanical Society		Canada					"
"		Ratisbon					"
"		Edinburgh					"
"		Vienna					"
Royal Society		Victoria					"
"		Tasmania					"
"		Mauritius					"
Cambridge philosophical Society							1
Victorian Gardeners Improvement Society							"
Horticultural Society, Melbourne							"
Horticultural Society, Geelong							"
Philosophical Society, Sydney							"
Medical Society, Victoria							"
Pharmaceutical Society Victoria							"
Imperial Academy, Jena							"
Royal Academy, Stockholm							"
Physical Society, Erlangen							"
Naturalists Society, Palatinate 8 Pollichia, a Natural History Society of the Bavarian Palatinate (Pollichia, ein naturwissenschaftlicher Verein der baierischen Pfalz), Landau.							"
Naturalists Society, Hercynica 9 Harz, Germany.							"
Naturalists Society Hamburg							"
Natural History Society, Halle							"
Linnean Society, London							"
Silesian Society for culture 10 for culture in M's hand. Schlesische Gesellschaft für Vaterländische Cultur, Breslau.							"
Royal Society,		London					"
"		Edinburgh					"
The Government of				Chile			"
" "					Java			"
Government Botanist's Office,							3 copies
						Total	80 cop.