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95.03.00e

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1895-03 [95.03.00e]. 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/1890-6/1895/95-03-00e-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Leader, 16 March 1895, p. 9 (B95.03.06). It is introduced by
Specimen of Grass .— Thirty Years' Subscriber, Fawcett, writes:— "Herewith a specimen of plant. I would like to know its name, and if it is of any use as a fodder plant. Each seed seems to stool out like a seed of wheat, and covers quite a space of ground." Baron Von Mueller, to whom we have submitted the specimen, says:—.
The grass sent from Fawcett
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Vic, north of Alexandra.
is the Haleppo grass, Andropagon Haleppensis.
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Typesetter's error for Andropogon Haleppensis?
It is one of the most Important fodder grasses for countries with winterless climes, and it may become so spreading by its roots that it must be kept away from cultivated ground. Its growth is quick, the foliage remarkably large, the seeding copious. All kinds of pasture and stable animals are relishing it, and it is also a poultry plant. It is indigenous to Southern Asia, and probably also the countries at the Mediterranean Sea. At all events it was one of the most important grasses reared in ancient times, even by the Trojans. This grass has been much overlooked in its significance of raising fodder on sand ground, and in fixing the loose soil of embankments.
Andropagon Haleppensis