The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot Garden, ¶ 15. May 1858. ¶ My dear Mr Woods. ¶ ¶ I feel much pleasure to inform you, that at the last meeting of our Institute you were duely elected by unanimous vote an ordinary member...

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Archives, Sisters of St Joseph, Perthville, NSW. 58.05.15

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Corethrostylis Schulzenii
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Julian Tenison Woods, 1858-05-15. 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/1850-9/1858/58-05-15-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Melbourne bot Garden,

15. May 1858.

My dear Mr Woods.

I feel much pleasure to inform you, that at the last meeting of our Institute you were duely elected by unanimous vote an ordinary member

Tenison Woods was elected an ordinary member of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, 26 May 1858. See Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria , vol. 3 (1859), p. viii.

—, and I hope to be hereafter able to elevate you into the rank of the hon. members. The Rev. Mr Bleasdale & myself have been your sponsors.

You will pardon me for being so brief this time. Shall I send the transactions to Guichen Bay & what is the best manner of transit?

Receive the best wishes for your welfare from your attached

Ferd. Mueller

Should you without trouble be able to secure me a dozend good specimens of I should feel very much gratified