The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Dear Sir,— ¶ ¶ I have compared specimens of Bromus Schraderi in the collection of the museum of the garden, and find no characteristic by which they could be specially recognised from B. unioloides, ...

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Bromus Schraderi
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Editor of the Australasian, 1864-11 [64.11.00b]. 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/1860-9/1864/64-11-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from Australasian, 12 November 1864, p. 9 (B64.11.03).

Dear Sir,—

I have compared specimens of in the collection of the museum of the garden, and find no characteristic by which they could be specially recognised from B. unioloides, the now commonly cultivated so-called prairie grass.

The Editor commented below the letter: 'This note, with which we have been favoured by the first authority on the subject (Dr. Mueller), seems to settle the question of the identity of the so-called and the prairie grass. Ed'

M was probably commenting on 'The Schrader Brome', a long article in the previous issue of the Australasian, 5 November 1864, p. 4.

Yours, &c

FERD. MUELLER.