The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [A letter from Dr Mueller, of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, relative to some varieties of Cotton Seeds ¶ It is not known what varieties of cotton were received. ¶ ¶ sent by him to the Society, wa...

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Physical location:

RSA/A/4 minute book, Royal Society of Tasmania Archives, Hobart. 63.12.00

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James Agnew, 1863-12. 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/1860-9/1863/63-12-00-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found; item is an entry in the minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania held on 5 January 1864. The letter is dated to late December 1863, as the latest likely date it could have been written to be received in time for the meeting. The Royal Society received five varieties of cotton seed from M on 26 December 1863 (Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania for the Year 1863 (1864), p. 33).

[A letter from Dr Mueller, of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, relative to some varieties of Cotton Seeds

It is not known what varieties of cotton were received.

sent by him to the Society, was read by the Secretary.]