The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botanic Garden ¶ 18/3/71 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt (in duplo) of part VII of Major Beddome's plates and Descriptions of new ¶ ¶ or ¶ ¶ rare Indian plants, ¶ Be...

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Y71/3417, unit 576, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.03.18

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1871-03-18. 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/1870-9/1871/71-03-18-final.odt>, accessed June 17, 2026

Annotated: ‘ letter Hm. Sec to Govt Madras 28.3.71’.

Melbourne botanic Garden

18/3/71

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt (in duplo) of part VII of Major Beddome's plates and Descriptions of new or rare Indian plants,

Beddome (1874), part 7. The work was issued in 15 parts. This part is dated 1871 (Turner (2012), p. 304) but was received in Melbourne before Turner's estimated 'Earliest date of publication', April 1871.

which copies have been placed in the library of the bot. Garden.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Director.

W. H. Odgers Esq &c &c

Undersecretary