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Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1882-12-23.
23/12/82 ¶ ¶ As you rightly observed, dear Mr Ramsay, the "Dugong-grass" is a Zostera. ¶ The specimens had much suffered through sweating on the way; but I hope, to fix the name of the species. It m...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Australian Journal, 1885-04-??.
¶ It is botanically known as ¶ Euphorbia Drummondi ¶ . It is a real poison-herb, and has often caused destruction among flocks, particularly in seasons of drought, when the generality of grasses and...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Albert Molineux, 1885-07-??.
¶ It may interest the readers of your valuable journal, dear Mr Molineux, to learn that the Euphorbia Drummondi has recently proved fatal to Dromedariae north-west of the Gawler Ranges. ¶ So I just ...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1885-08-??.
The small herb sent for classification is Euphorbia Drummondi, closely allied to the South European and Asiatic Euphorbia Chamaesyre. ¶ Typesetter's error for Euphorbia Chamaesyce? ¶ It is unquestion...
Ferdinand von Mueller to David Martin, 1888-??-??.
¶ The plant of which a sample was sent from St. Arnaud, is the Euphorbia Drummondi. This weed has in various places and on many occasions been the cause of losses in flocks of sheep, and it is well k...
Ferdinand von Mueller to Christopher Lawler, 1894-01-??.
[ ¶ Statements having been made that a number of horses having been seriously affected, in some cases death resulting, in the Donald district, ¶ Vic. ¶ the Inspector of Stock was directed to report u...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1895-04-??.
This plant has caused more deaths among pasture animals in our colony than any other plant, though it is so small and looks so insignificant. It is the native Euphorbia Drummondi, and is widely distri...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1895-07-??.
The prostrate small weed from Lake Rowan ¶ Vic, about 30 km south of Yarrawonga. ¶ is the Euphorbia Drummondi, one of the most dangerous of our native plants to pasture animals, and one of wide distr...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Australasian, 1896-06-??.
The black night shade, Solanum nigrum, was employed as a medicinal plant by Theophrastos more than 300 years before the Christian era, and he and Dioskorides and other ancient physicians distinguished...
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-06-??.
[ ¶ Solanum Nigrum ¶ . — Since the publication in ¶ The Leader ¶ of an engraving of this plant ¶ Leader, 16 May 1896, p. 12: the 'illustration is drawn from a sketch furnished to us by Baron von Mue...