South Yarra,1 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.2 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
Melbourne.
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 (B93.03.04).
See also M to D. Martin, 1 November 1892.
Letter not found. The text given here was printed as Appendix A in McAlpine (1893), p. 11 (B93.03.03).
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