The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [The same gentleman sent samples of weeds to the Agricultural Department new to this district, and which have increased alarmingly of late, brought here by last year's floods, but the authorities are ...

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91.05.00d

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the New South Wales Department of Agriculture to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1891-05 [91.05.00d]. 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/1890-6/1891/91-05-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from the Richmond River herald and Northern Districts advertiser , 15 May 1891, p. 4. The item reports the experimental activities of a farmer, Mr. W. McMullen.

[The same gentleman sent samples of weeds to the Agricultural Department new to this district, and which have increased alarmingly of late, brought here by last year's floods, but the authorities are uncertain of correct name; thinking it a species of cobbler's peg,

A plant with barbed seeds, probably Bidens pilosa.

but to make certain have forwarded specimens to Baron Von Mueller, of the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne,

sic: M was no longer at he Botanic Gardens.

and the leading botanic specialist in Australia, for his opinion.]