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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Editor of the Australasian   [Nov 1864]1

Dear Sir,—

I have compared specimens of Bromus Schraderi in the collection of the museum of the garden, and find no characteristic by which they could be specially recognised from B. unioloides, the now commonly cultivated so-called prairie grass.2

Yours, &c

FERD. MUELLER.

Bromus Schraderi

Bromus unioloides

1

Letter not found. The text given here is from Australasian, 12 November 1864, p. 9 (B64.11.03).

2

The Editor commented below the letter: 'This note, with which we have been favoured by the first authority on the subject (Dr. Mueller), seems to settle the question of the identity of the so-called Bromus Schraderi and the prairie grass. Ed'

M was probably commenting on 'The Schrader Brome', a long article in the previous issue of the Australasian, 5 November 1864, p. 4.

Please cite as “FVM-64-11-00b,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/64-11-00b