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I73/9270, unit 750, VPRS 44/P inward registered and unregistered correspondence, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 73.05.22c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James Casey, 1873-05-22 [73.05.22c]. 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/1870-9/1873/73-05-22c-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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On 13 May 1873 Joseph Goode, Honorary Secretary, Union Church, Wattle Tree Road, Gardiner, wrote to Casey: 'I had the honor a few weeks ago to apply on behalf of the Gardiner Union Church to Dr Mueller Curator of the Botanical Gardens for a supply of a few trees and shrubs for the purpose of planting the Church grounds (vide list in margin). [4 Cupresseformis (Murray pine) 4 Pinus Insignus 4 Funebris (Funeral Cypress) 8 Cupressus Lambertiana 4 Ficus macrophiliea] A promise was given that they would be supplied if called for in the first week in May. A member of Committee of the Church called accordingly and was informed that it was necessary that the consent of the Head of the Department be obtained and that the application would be forwarded for your consent. | I have now the honor on behalf of the Church to apply formally for your sanction and trust that this application will receive a favorable and early reply, as the season is now advancing and the Committee are anxious that the Tress should be planted before the wet season sets in' (I73/9270, unit 750, VPRS 44/P, Public Record Office, Victoria). M was required to resubmit all such requests on the new form that had been devised for this purpose.
MELBOURNE BOTANIC GARDEN.
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY.
Mr. Jos. Good
of Wattle Tree Road
requests that he may be supplied with the following plants
from the Melbourne Botanic Garden for Union Church at Gardiner
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Melbourne suburb.
LIST.
X 4
Callitris cupressis

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Callitris cupressiformis?
X 4
Pinus insignis

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X 4 Cupr. funebr
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Cupressus funebris

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X 8"macrocarp
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Cupressus macrocarpa.
X 4 Corynocarp
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Corynocarpus

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Similar application approved already.
Submitted for approval to the hon the Minister of the Lands Department
F.v.M.
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The form is annotated 'Duplicate, similar application submitted to the Honorable the Minister before', and 'Similar application approved already'.
187 Signature of Applicant
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The items marked (X) can be supplied.
Melbourne Botanic Garden, 22 May 1873. Ferd. von Mueller Director.
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Received from the Gardens the above items, as marked approved.
187.
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N otice . — No plants, cuttings, or seeds will be issued from these Gardens unless in exchange, or for public institutions or benevolent purposes.