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63.06.00d

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Rigbye Mercer, 1863-06 [63.06.00d]. 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/1860-9/1863/63-06-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. For the text given here, see 'Digby', in Portland guardian and Normanby general advertiser , 22 June 1863, p. 2. The correspondent is identified from his appointment as a Trustee of the 'land set apart for the use of the Church of England at Digby' ( Victoria government gazette , 28 June 1861, p. 1242).
[Mr. Mercer has received notice from Dr Mueller, Curator of the Botanic Gardens, that an assortment of shrubs and plants, is at the disposal of the Trustees for the embellishment of the Church Reserve,
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At Digby, Vic.
an intimation which has been most thankfully received and of which the Committee of management will not be slow to avail itself; the Reserve will in a year or two be highly ornamental to the township.]