South Yarra,2 17th September, 1892.
The plant just received from you, dear Mr Martin, is a South African Homeria,which is very near H. lineata in affinity.3 I have heard that in their native country occasionally pasture animals have suffered from these kinds of plants; but no poison cases have hitherto come under my own notice. I would strongly advise that they be destroyed at the place where they must have strayed from — some adjoining garden.
(signed) FERD. VON MUELLER.
Homeria lineata
Peter MacOwan in Capetown told Martin, 22 December 1892, 'Your plant is Homeria collina, Vent.,var. miniata.' (McAlpine (1893) p. 11). M apparently sought information from MacOwan who sent him transcriptions of Pappe (1857), pp. 37 and 59, that were reproduced as Appendix C in McAlpine (1893), pp 11-13. M's botanical description at Appendix E, pp.14-15 is of Homeria collina, Vent.,var. miniata.
See also M to D. Martin, 1 November 1892.
Please cite as “FVM-92-09-17,” 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 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/92-09-17