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No. 59/948, unit 3, p. 61, VPRS 975/P2 outward registered correspondence, VA 669 Department of Public Works, Public Record Office, Victoria. 59.03.29a

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Thomas Balmain to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1859-03-29 [59.03.29a]. 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/1850-9/1859/59-03-29a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

29 Mar [1859]
Sir
I have the honor to request you will be good enough to inform me whether you are in a position to supply from the Botanic Gardens the seeds &c named in the margin
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100lbs perennial rye grass seed, 100lbs white clover seed, 1/2lb V.D.L. [Van Diemen's Land] blue gum seed, 32 Norfolk Island pines.
required for sowing in Fitzroy Square.
Sd for S.G.
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Surveyor General.
T C Balmain
Dr Muëller.
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See also M to G. Horne, 30 March 1859.