The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: On the specimen of grass sent from Castlemaine are neither flowers nor grain, so that it is impossible to say which it is among the several thousand distinct species of grass now known. It would also ...

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1895-05 [95.05.00b]. 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/1890-6/1895/95-05-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

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Specimen of Grass .— S.S., Castlemaine, writes: —"Last July I planted a few roots of this and several other grasses as a trial in good forest soil, but deficient in phosphates; this has made far away the most vigorous growth. None of them were grazed by cattle, and this sample was quite fresh and green when taken up last week." Referring to the above, Baron von Mueller favors us with the following reply:—..

On the specimen of grass sent from Castlemaine are neither flowers nor grain, so that it is impossible to say which it is among the several thousand distinct species of grass now known. It would also be well, if your correspondent will send complete specimens in summer, to let us also know whether he obtained this new grass as an introduced one or as an indigenous species.