The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne ¶ 12/8/73 ¶ ¶ I have ventured, rev. Sir, to submit to you a few specimens of a Clavaria (an orange colored species) which devastes our grass fields and preys on Lolium perenne particularly....

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Natural History Museum, London, Botany Library, Berkeley correspondence, vol. 9. 73.08.12a

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Clavaria
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Miles Berkeley, 1873-08-12 [73.08.12a]. 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/1870-9/1873/73-08-12a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Melbourne

12/8/73

I have ventured, rev. Sir, to submit to you a few specimens of a (an orange colored species) which devastes our grass fields and preys on particularly. As this parasite was never noticed (as far as I am aware) before this season, I am inclined to think, that it came from abroad to us here. But as I have no means for mycologic connected studies, even if my time did admit of it, I have sought your kind opinion as that of the highest existing authority.

M was sent specimens of infected rye grass from Ceres (near Geelong, Vic.), and informed the Secretary for Agriculture that it was a clavaria. Letters not found: see 'Rural topics and events', Australasian , 16 August 1873, p. 24.

I have to send you soon some little article as a Souvenir in acknowledgement of all your great goodness.

With regardful remembrance

Ferd. von Mueller