Australian Grasses for Prof. Wallace
The most valuable for pasture marked with an asterisk1
Agropyron pectinatum, F. v. Mueller.2
Agropyron scabrum, Bauvois.3
Agrostis minor, R. Brown4
Agrostis quadriseta, R. Brown
Agrostis montana, R. Brown.
Agrostis Billardieri, R Brown. *
Agrostis scabra, R Brown. = Agrostis rudis, Roemer & Schultes5
Agrostis venusta, Trinius.
Agrostis parviflora, R Brown.
Agrostis nivalis, F. v. Mueller, * for alpine country6
Agrostis alba, Linné = A. palustris Hudson (Immigrated)
Aira caryophyllea, L. (Immigrated)
Aira caespitosa, Linné.7
Amphipogon turbinatus, R. Brown
Amphipogon cygnorum, Nees.
Amphipogon strictus; R. Brown.
Andropogon Halippensis,8 Sibthorp. * (Immigrated)9
Andropogon affinis, R. Brown.
Andropogon montanus,10 Roxburgh.
Andropogon sericeus, R. Brown.
Andropogon refractus, R. Brown.
Andropogon brombycinus,11 R. Brown.
Andropogon procerus, R Brown.
Andropogon contortus, Linné.
Andropogon triticeus, R. Brown.
Anthistiria ciliata, Linné *
Anthistiria membranacea, Lindley *
Aristida calycina, R. Brown
Aristida ramosa, R. Brown.
Aristida vagans, Cavanilles.
Aristida stipoides, RBrown.
Aristida leptopoda, Bentham.
Aristida arenaria, Gaudichaud.
Bromus arenarius, Labillardière.12
Bromus mollis, Linné. (Immigrated).
Bromus unioloides, Humboldt. (Immigrated)13
Chloris acicularis, Lindley.
Chloris divaricata, R. Brown.
Chloris scariosa, F. v. Mueller.
Chloris unispicea, F. v. Mueller.
Chloris ventricosa, R. Brown.
Chloris pectinata, Bentham.
Chloris truncata, RBrown.
Cynodon dactylon, Persoon *
Cynodon convergens, F. v. Mueller. *
Danthonia racemosa, R. Brown = D. penicillata F. v. M. var14
Danthonia pilosa, RBrown = D. penicillata, var.
Danthonia penicillata, F.v.Mueller. *
Danthonia pallida, RBrown = D. penicillata F.v.M. var.
Danthonia setacea, R. Brown.
Danthonia nervosa, J. Hooker. *
Deyeuxia (Agrostis) Forsteri, R. Brown15 = Agrostis Solandri, FvM.
Dichelachne crinita, J. Hooker. = D. sciurea, Stipa macrantha, Cavanill.16 J. Hooker
Diplachne fusca, Palisot. *17
Diplachne loliformis, F. v. Mueller.
Diplopogon setaceus, R. Brown.
Echinopogon oratus,18 Palisot.
Ectrosia leporina, R. Brown.
Ectrosia gulliveri, F. v. Mueller.
Ehrharta stipoides, Labillardière*19
Eleusine Indica, J. Gaertner *
Eleusine Aegyptiaca, Persoon20 = E. cruciata, Lamarck *
Eleusine verticillata, Roxburgh. *
Eleusine chinensis, F. v. Mueller.
Elythrophorus articulatus, Palisot.
Eragrostis Brownii, Nees. *
Eragrostis falcata, Gaudichaud. *
Eragrostis laniflora, Bentham.
Eragrostis speciosa, Steudel.
Eragrostis setifolia, Nees.
Eragrostis eripoda, Bentham.
Eragrostis imbecilla, Bentham.
Eragrostis megalosperma, F. v. Mueller. *
Eragrostis leptocarpa, Bentham.
Eragrostis tennilla, Beauvois.
Eragrostis diandra, Steudel.
Eragrostis trichophylla, Bentham.
Eragrostis leptostachya, Steudel.
Eriachne glauca, R, Brown.
Eriachne ovata, Nees. *
Eriachne pallida F. v. Mueller.
Eriachne ciliata, R. Brown.
Eriachne stipacea, F. v. Mueller.
Eriachne mucronata, R. Brown.
Erianthus fulvus, Kunth. *
Festuca syrtica, F. v. Mueller.
Festuca dives, F. v. Mueller *
Festuca fluitans, L.
Hemarthria compressa, R. Brown.
Hierochloa redolens, R. Brown.
Neurachne Mitchelliana, Nees. *
Neurachne alopecurioides,21 R. Brown. *
Panicum decompositum, RBrown. *
Pappophorum commune, F.v. Mueller. *
Pentapogon Billardieri, R. Brown.
Poa caespitosa, G. Forster. *
Setaria verticillata, Persoon22 (Immigrated).
Setaria macrostachya, Kunth. *
Spinifex paradoxus, Bentham. * for sandy deserts only23
Spinifex hirsutus, Labillardieré24.
Spinifex longifolius, Bentham.25
Sporobolus diander, R. Brown.26
Sporobolus Indicus, R. Brown.
Sporobolus Lindleyi, Bentham.
Sporobolus pulchellus, R. Brown.
Sporobolus actinocladus, F. v. Mueller.
Sporobolus Virginicus, Humboldt & Kunth.
Stipa flavescens, Labillardieré27
Stipa Drummondi, Steudel.
Stipa tenuifolia, Steudel = S. scabra, Lindley.
Stipa setacea, R. Brown.
Stipa pubescens, R. Brown.
Stipa aristiglumis, F. v. Mueller.
Stipa semibarbata, R. Brown.
Stipa elegantissima, Labillardière28
Trirhaphis mollis, R. Brown.
Trirhaphis danthonioides, F. v. Mueller.
Trisetum subspicatum, Palisot.
In reference to some of these see "select plants for industrial culture and naturalisation"29
Agropyron pectinatum
Agropyron scabrum
Agrostis alba
Agrostis Billardieri
Agrostis Forsteri
Agrostis minor
Agrostis montana
Agrostis nivalis
Agrostis palustris
Agrostis parviflora
Agrostis quadriseta
Agrostis rudis
Agrostis scabra
Agrostis Solandri
Agrostis venusta
Aira caespitosa
Aira caryophyllea
Amphipogon cygnorum
Amphipogon strictus
Amphipogon turbinatus
Andropogon affinis
Andropogon brombycinus
Andropogon contortus
Andropogon Halippensis
Andropogon montanus
Andropogon procerus
Andropogon refractus
Andropogon sericeus
Andropogon triticeus
Anthistiria ciliata
Anthistiria membranacea
Aristida arenaria
Aristida calycina
Aristida leptopoda
Aristida ramosa
Aristida stipoides
Aristida vagans
Bromus arenarius
Bromus mollis
Bromus unioloides
Chloris acicularis
Chloris divaricata
Chloris pectinata
Chloris scariosa
Chloris truncata
Chloris unispicea
Chloris ventricosa
Cynodon convergens
Cynodon dactylon
Danthonia nervosa
Danthonia pallida,
Danthonia penicillata
Danthonia penicillata
Danthonia pilosa
Danthonia racemosa
Danthonia setacea
Deyeuxia Forsteri
Dichelachne crinita
Dichelachne sciurea
Diplachne fusca
Diplachne loliformis
Diplopogon setaceus
Echinopogon oratus
Ectrosia gulliveri
Ectrosia leporina
Ehrharta stipoides
Eleusine Aegyptiaca
Eleusine chinensis
Eleusine cruciata
Eleusine Indica
Eleusine verticillata
Elythrophorus articulatus
Eragrostis Brownii
Eragrostis diandra
Eragrostis eripoda
Eragrostis falcata
Eragrostis imbecilla
Eragrostis laniflora
Eragrostis leptocarpa
Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis megalosperma
Eragrostis setifolia
Eragrostis speciosa
Eragrostis tennilla
Eragrostis trichophylla
Eriachne ciliata
Eriachne glauca
Eriachne mucronata
Eriachne ovata
Eriachne pallida
Eriachne stipacea
Erianthus fulvus
Festuca dives
Festuca fluitans
Festuca syrtica
Hemarthria compressa
Hierochloa redolens
Neurachne alopecurioides
Neurachne Mitchelliana
Panicum decompositum
Pappophorum commune
Pentapogon Billardieri
Poa caespitosa
Setaria macrostachya
Setaria verticillata
Spinifex hirsutus
Spinifex longifolius
Spinifex paradoxus
Sporobolus actinocladus
Sporobolus diander
Sporobolus Indicus
Sporobolus Lindleyi
Sporobolus pulchellus
Sporobolus Virginicus
Stipa aristiglumis
Stipa Drummondi
Stipa elegantissima
Stipa flavescens
Stipa macrantha
Stipa pubescens
Stipa semibarbata
Stipa setacea
Stipa tenuifolia
Trirhaphis danthonioides
Trirhaphis mollis
Trisetum subspicatum
Item is in an unknown hand with some additions and corrections in M's hand, noted where they occur. The asterisks appear to have been added by M; at the end of most entries there are marks that are probably 'rest marks' made by the pen used by M elsewhere in the letter. These marks have not been noted.
Palisot de Beauvois authored this species in 1812, as cited by M in B83.03.04, p. 135.
Beauvois?
Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5, p. 582 gives this as M's herbarium name (see specimens at K838408, K838409) in synonymy of Deyeuxia minor. In B82.07.05, B83.03.04 and B89.12.03, M prefers Agrostis over Deyeuxia, but does not list A. minor in either Systematic Census.
= Agrostis ... Schultes in a different ink from the remainder of the list, but apparently in the same hand.
for alpine country in M's hand.
Linné. in M's hand.
A. halepensis?
Sibthorp. in M's hand.
montanus in M's hand, above maritima deleted.
A. bombycinus?
Corrected from Labillardieré with the same pen used by M elsewhere in the letter.
Usually attributed, including by M, B73.12.01, p. 126, to Kunth (1815-25), his descriptions of the plants from Bonpland and Humboldt's collections; see vol. 1, p. 151.
The only variety of this species known to have been described by M is D. penicillata var. pygmae (B74.13.05, p. 66).
Kunth (1829), vol. 1, p. 77 is usually attributed as author of this species. See n. 5 above; in B64.10.02, p. 60, M treats Kunth's name as one synonym among many of his new A. solanderi; Brown is not listed there as having used this name.
S. micrantha? 'Stipa macrantha, Cavanill.' written in a smaller hand below the second 'J. Hooker' in this entry, with intended position indicated by an arrow.
Below this entry in the MS is a mark that may be the letter 'P' or 'F', linked with a curved line to '=' in the entry beginning 'Dichelachne crinita' above.
E. ovatus?
Labillardière in M's hand, after Lindley, deleted.
Usually attributed to Desfontaines (1798), vol. 1, p. 85; in B83.03.04, p. 134, M cites Persoon (1805-7), vol. 1, p. 82.
N. alopecuroides?
Palisot de Beauvois (1812), p. 51, is usually cited as the author of this species, including by M in B83.03.04, p. 130.
for sandy deserts only in M's hand.
Labillardière?
R. Brown (1810), p. 198 is usually cited as the author of this species, including by M in B83.03.04, p. 131.
Palisot de Beauvois (1812), p. 26, is usually cited as the author of this species, including by M in B83.03.04, p. 133.
Labillardière?
Labillardieré has been corrected with the same pen used by M elsewhere in the letter.
The final paragraph is in M's hand. The reference is to B76.12.04 or subsequent editions.
Archivist's annotation: 'Baron Ferd. v. Mueller Coll. Gift from E. of Scotland College of Agric. Feb. 1978.'
Dated on the basis of Wallace's appointment in 1885 as professor of agriculture at the University of Edinburgh. The list was written after 1878, since a number of species listed were described by Bentham in the part of vol. 7 of Flora australiensis that was published in March of that year. Wallace was appointed as Professor at Cirencester in 1882, so the list is unlikely to have been prepared before that date, and given the provenance, is more likely to have been after Wallace moved to Edinburgh in 1885. Although in and after 1880 the editions of M's listing of species suitable for 'industrial culture' are entitled 'Select extra-tropical plants...' (see final paragraph, below), M usually referred in correspondence to the various editions as 'Select Plants', and this reference is not a useful guide to dating.
Please cite as “FVM-85-00-00,” 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