The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [The Town Clerk read the following letters: ¶ ¶ … ¶ From Dr Mueller, in reference to the best seeds to sow in the grounds of the Botanical Gardens, and recommending English ryegrass with a mixtur...

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64.11.00a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Smythesdale Borough Council, 1864-11 [64.11.00a]. 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/1860-9/1864/64-11-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. For the text given here, see 'Council of the Borough of Smythesdale', Star (Ballarat), 7 November 1864, p. 4.

[The Town Clerk read the following letters: …

From Dr Mueller, in reference to the best seeds to sow in the grounds of the Botanical Gardens, and recommending English ryegrass with a mixture of white clover to be adopted as a means of giving greater permanency to the sward, also, offering to furnish a collection of ornamental shrubs and trees.]

'It was resolved that the offer be accepted.'