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No. 72/19234, unit 3, VPRS793, VA 713 Board of Education, Public Record Office, Victoria. 72.05.29

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Benjamin Kane, 1872-05-29. 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/1870-9/1872/72-05-29-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

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MS annotation by Kane, 31 May 1872: 'Thank him & say that the L. C. [Local Committee] have been asked to say how many trees & shrubs the ground is prepared for'. The letter was sent to M accordingly on 3 June; letter not found.
Melbourne bot Garden
29./5./72.
It will afford me much pleasure, dear Mr Kane, to supply the needful plants for the School Reserve of Avoca, if early arrangements for delivery can be made at my office. I should also require to know, for how many trees and how many shrubs the ground is actually prepared .
With best salutation