Ɛpsilon

From the New South Wales Department of Agriculture to Ferdinand von Mueller   [May 1891]1

[The same gentleman sent samples of weeds to the Agricultural Department new to this district, and which have increased alarmingly of late, brought here by last year's floods, but the authorities are uncertain of correct name; thinking it a species of cobbler's peg,2 but to make certain have forwarded specimens to Baron Von Mueller, of the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne,3 and the leading botanic specialist in Australia, for his opinion.]

1

Letter not found. The text given here is from the Richmond River herald and Northern Districts advertiser, 15 May 1891, p. 4. The item reports the experimental activities of a farmer, Mr. W. McMullen.

2

A plant with barbed seeds, probably Bidens pilosa.

3

sic: M was no longer at he Botanic Gardens.

Please cite as “FVM-91-05-00d,” 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/91-05-00d