The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [ ¶ Specimen of Grass ¶ .— A. H., Coimadai. ¶ Vic, north of Bacchus Marsh. ¶ — Your ¶ ¶ [sp]ecimen, ¶ Editorial addition, text obscured by binding; all [ ] in the following text have the same meanin...

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96.03.00c

Plant names

Setaria verticillata
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-03 [96.03.00c]. 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/1890-6/1896/96-03-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Leader, 21 March 1896, p. 9.

[ Specimen of Grass .— A. H., Coimadai.

Vic, north of Bacchus Marsh.

— Your [sp]ecimen,

Editorial addition, text obscured by binding; all [ ] in the following text have the same meaning.

Baron von Mueller reports, is a species of [Se]taria, which has bristles like those on the British [Se]taria verticillata, but they are much shorter, [an]d therefore not objectionable to the extent of [cli]nging to the fleeces or hides of flocks and herds. [Alt]hough it is a small grass, it is evidently valuable [f]or its tenderness of texture, for the broadness of [it]s leaves and for holding out so late in the season.]