The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [A communication from Mr. F. von Mueller, of the Botanical Gardens at Melbourne, to the Society, was read, in which this gentleman kindly offers his services to forward the interests of the Society...

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71.04.00a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Bay District Horticultural Society, California, 1871-04 [71.04.00a]. 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/1870-9/1871/71-04-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Bay District Horticultural Society, California, held on 24 June 1871 (California horticulturist and floral magazine, vol. 1, p. 275). The letter is dated to April as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to have been read at that meeting.

[A communication from Mr. F. von Mueller, of the Botanical Gardens at Melbourne, to the Society, was read, in which this gentleman kindly offers his services to forward the interests of the Society, if within his power.]