Ferdinand von Mueller

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Colonial fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society', Gardeners' chronicle , 28 July 1888, p. 102 (B88.07.01). The contents of the letter indicate that it was addressed to the Royal Horticultural Society and received at the meeting of its Council held on 24 July 1888 that is reported in this issue. It is dated to June as the latest that it could have been sent to have been received at the meeting.

The introduction to the letter and the following report of action was probably written by the editor of the Gardeners' chronicle:

We have so frequently advocated the appointment of local secretaries and the formation of branches of the Royal Horticultural Society, not only in each county of Great Britain, but in each colony of Greater Britain, on the plan of the British Medical Association, that we insert the following letter with great satisfaction. The tie would be of the lightest, so far as any restriction is concerned, but the benefits would be mutual. Baron Sir Ferdinand von Müeller , who is an Honorary Member of the Royal Horticultural Society, has been most assiduous and successful in obtaining Colonial Fellows for the Society. In a recent letter received from him he offers such practical and sensible suggestions that they are well worth while being placed on record for the consideration of Colonial Botanists and Horticulturists who may be desirous of joining the Society and thus give an impetus to the best interests of Horticultural Science. Sir Ferdinand writes ; —.

M's letter is followed by

Steps are being taken to organise a representation of the Royal Horticultural Society in each of our Colonies. In the meantime, colonial botanists and horticulturists desirous of joining the Society may obtain forms of nomination and a list of privileges of Fellows on application to the Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, 111, Victoria Street, S.W.

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