From Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller   12 Apr 1879

[Sent Baron Mueller a few grasses for his opinion relative to nomenclature

No I. Sorghum sp near Sor. fulvum1

No II. Panicum ? gibbosum Bth2

No III. P.3

No IV. P.4

No V. P.5

No VI. Orthopogon6

No VII O.7

No VII Andropogon8

No IX A.9]

Andropogon

Orthopogon imbecillis

Panicum gibbosum

Sorghum fulvum

Annotated: 'This Baron Mueller make one of the forms of Andr. Australis Spr. | Benth Sorghum plumosum Beau'.

Annotated: '(P. ctenanthum)'.

Annotated: '(supposed P. repens)'.

Annotated: 'tall glabrous form of P. parviflora' [Poa parviflora?]

Annotated: '(P. rarum RBr)'.

Annotated: 'imbecillis R.Br.'

Annotated: 'aemulus or compositus'.

Anotated: 'a delicate form of A. montana' [Andropogon montanus?].

Annotated: 'a very coarse form of same'.

Letter not found; item is a notebook summary only, dated 12 April [1879], with identifications added that were evidently supplied by M.

Please cite as “FVM-79-04-12,” 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/79-04-12