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Item 531, box 72/5, La Trobe papers, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 54.03.14Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles La Trobe, 1854-03-14. 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//letters/1850-9/1854/54-03-14-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
Bushy park,
14 March 1854.
1
Angus McMillan’s property.
Sir
According to your Excellency’s former permission, I took the liberty of forwarding
the botanical collections, which I formed in the Snowy mountains and latterly in the
eastern parts of Gipps land, to the Police Magistrate at Alberton,
whom I desired to forward them to your Excellency.
2
John Carey.
The collections from the Grampians have been partly despatched by the mail to the
Postmaster in Geelong,
and partly through Mr Commissioner Bell
to Melbourne; and the Murray plants I had an opportunity of sending to the botanic
Garden. The herbarium from this environs will also pass through Mr Capt. Careys
hands.
3
William Thacker.
4
Edward Bell.
5
Robert Carey.
If my progress is not interrupted by unforseen obstacles, I hope to increase during
my next excursions to Mount Wellington and some other outskirts of the Australian
alps my collections from this season to nearly 600 species, which, added to about
1000 phanerogamic and 200 cryptogamic plants of last year, would leave hardly more
than 200 Victoria plants undiscovered, presuming that this colony possesses about
2000 really indigenous and well marked species.
As your Excellency might have possibly departed from Melbourne before my travels ended,
I feel it my duty at this opportunity to express to your Excellency my deepest gratitude
for so many signs of benevolence and favour, and for the unceasing interest and patronage,
which you, Sir, evinced towards my department and my humble labours.
I have the honor to be,
your Excellency's
most obedient and humblest servant
Ferd. Mueller.
His Excellency Governor La Trobe,
&c&c&c
Melbourne