Ferdinand von Mueller

On 5 April 1867, the Board of Governors of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 'resolved that the Director proceed to Melbourne, for the purposes of the Garden and that he be allowed £20 for travelling expenses.' (Minute book, p. 201, Library, Adelaide Botanic Gardens).

The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors held on 3 May 1867 record:

The Director reported the results of his journey to Melbourne stating that he had been enabled through the kindness of Dr Mueller and private individuals to [make] a large collection of plants and other things of great value to the Gardens and remarked that the observations made by him on culture, arrangements regulations & both in Public &c private Gardens Museums &c visited by him will be of great utility in future for the benefit of this garden. The Director was instructed to write to Dr Mueller thanking him for his courtesy and assistance to him during his stay in Melbourne such letter to be signed by the chairman of this meeting.

Donations Botanic Garden Melbourne | 616 Plants in Pots in 365 species | 403 Packets seeds | 27 kinds essences from indigenous plants | 20 kinds paper from indigenous plants | 1 Monkey | 1 California partridge | 1 East Indian Dove.

(Minute book, pp. 203-3, Library, Adelaide Botanic Gardens)

Richard Schomburgk.