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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1894-02 [94.02.00c]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-02-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Notes and comments', Weekly times, 3 February 1894, p. 26.
[Baron von Mueller states the weed
Euphorbia drummondi

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caused the death of the horses at Buloke
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Vic.
recently. The baron says it is a virulent poison, that where it grows copiously the ground should be ploughed and sown with the seeds of a vigorous pasture, herbs and perennial grasses, the dense growth of which will very much prevent its re-appearance. The plant is easily distinguished because it grows prostrate. It resists drought, is perennial, and is commonly known by the significant name of " staggers." The hind-quarters of horses affected by it become paralysed, and vertigo soon follows, the sickness lasting from four to seven days. Animals removed to dry land and grass pasture when first attacked will recover. Cattle do not take the complaint.]