The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne 27/8/94. ¶ Honored Sir. ¶ ¶ Will you be so friendly, to send me a small lot of seeds of the best species of pasture-grasses and fodder-herbs, ¶ cultivated in your garden and available at y...

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Physical location:

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien, Stockholm. 94.08.27b

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Veit Wittrock, 1894-08-27 [94.08.27b]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-08-27b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS written by a clerk and signed by M. The letter, which has the appearance of being a circular letter, is filed among Wittrock's correspondence. There is another letter in Wittrock's archive with the salutation 'Honored Sir' (M. to V. Wittrock, 17 February 1896 (in this edition as 96-02-17a)); it too has the appearance of a circular letter sent to Directors of Gardens requesting seed exchanges.

Melbourne 27/8/94.

Honored Sir.

Will you be so friendly, to send me a small lot of seeds of the best species of pasture-grasses and fodder-herbs,

pasture … herbs has been underlined.

cultivated in your garden and available at your autumn now. I will gratefully reciprocate.

Regardfully yours

Ferd. von Mueller