The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [The Secretary read a report from Mr G. Smith (under whose gratuitous superintendence the grounds are being planted), acknowledging the receipt from the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, of a parcel of orna...

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62.06.00b

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the Secretary, Ballarat Benevolent Asylum Committee to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1862-06 [62.06.00b]. 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/1860-9/1862/62-06-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. For the text given here, see Ballarat star, 19 June 1862, p. 1 S, under the heading ‘Planting the reserve’. The news item reports the meeting of the committee held on 16 June 1862.

[The Secretary read a report from Mr G. Smith (under whose gratuitous superintendence the grounds are being planted), acknowledging the receipt from the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, of a parcel of ornamental trees and shrubs, comprising several varieties of cypress, pine, cedar, &c, also a parcel of bulbs, which he considered worth about £36.

The report was received and it was resolved- "That the secretary convey the thanks of the committee to Dr Mueller for the trees and shrubs forwarded for the Institution from the Melbourne Botanic Garden"].