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85.11.00b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1885-11 [85.11.00b]. 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/1880-9/1885/85-11-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Weekly times, Farmers Gazette supplement, 7 November 1885, p. 1 (B85.11.04). It is introduced by 'Specimen of Bulbous-rooted Grass. — Inquirer, Glenlyon. — Baron von Mueller describes the specimen as follows : —‘.
The grass root sent from Daylesford
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Vic.
seems to be that of Poa Modosa,
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Typesetter's error for Poa nodosa?
but as there are only young [l]eaves
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editorial addition.
and no flowers nor grain, it is quite impossible to say with certainty to what species this root belongs.
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The item concludes: 'We would impress upon our correspondents the necessity of always sending perfect specimens, including flowers or seed stem, when desiring information on any particular plant'.