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Y94/911, unit 763, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 94.02.05Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1894-02-05. 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/1890-6/1894/94-02-05-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
South Yarra
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Melbourne.
5/2/94
T. R. Wilson Esqr,
Under Secretary.
Sir.
I have the honor to report that T. F. Patterson Esqr of the Ulonga-Station near Hay
has on my solicitation caused to be collected on his run a large quantity of the
seeds of the best pastural Salt-bushes, required in my establishment for seeds-interchanges.
As Mr. Patterson must have incurred considerable expense in making this valuable donation,
I would suggest, that on behalf of the Government a set of the work on "salsolaceous
plants" be presented to this Gentleman, nine decades of that publication having appeared.
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NSW.
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B89.13.04, B90.13.14, B91.13.24. The Chief Secretary, J. Patterson, minuted his approval
of M's request on 5 February 1894, and the next day M returned the file with 'best
thanks'. On 10 February the matter was referred to the Government Printer, R. Brain,
who acknowledged it on 14 February.
See also M to C. Topp, 22 July 1894 (in this edition as 94-07-22a).
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov Botanist