The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 14/6/76 ¶ ¶ Would you have the kindness, dear Mr Ramsay, to send me a copy of each of the school books, adopted at the State Schools, so that I may see, how far their form can be adopted for the inte...

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76/21348, unit 328, VPRS 794 central inwards registered correspondence, VA 714 Education Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 76.06.14a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Ramsay, 1876-06-14 [76.06.14a]. 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/1870-9/1876/76-06-14a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

MS black-edged; M's brother-in-law, Eduard Wehl, had died on 11 February 1876.

14/6/76

Would you have the kindness, dear Mr Ramsay, to send me a copy of each of the school books, adopted at the State Schools, so that I may see, how far their form can be adopted for the intended school flora.

On 21 June 1876 Ramsay minuted: 'Forward copies'. A further annotation explains: 'i.e. Reading books from 2nd upwards'. On 27 June, the file was annotated: 'copies of 2d, 3d, 4th & 5th Reading books sent with letter [SB] 76/109'. Publication of the 'school flora' was stopped by John MacPherson, Ramsay's successor as Chief Secretary when the Government changed on 20 October 1875. See discussion in Lucas et al. (2006), pp. 37-39.

With best respects

Ferd von Mueller