[We have to acknowledge receipt from Baron von Mueller of a specimen of the Coapim grass, botanically known as panicum spectabile. The grass is a habitat1 of South Africa, of very vigorous growth, requiring little moisture, and specially adapted for public reserves, on which stock have to be turned occasionally. The specimen sent by Baron von Mueller might be taken, even at this season of the year, for an early spring growth of some cereal rather than a grass which had stood the ordeal of a particularly dry summer. The plant grows to a height of about 2ft 6in, and is very well liked by cattle.]2
Panicum spectabile.
habitant?
For other distribution of the grass at this time, see M to Bairnsdale advertiser and Tambo and Omeo chronicle, 16 March 1893, and notes thereto.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Coapim Grass', Ovens and Murray advertiser (Beechworth), 25 March 1893, p. [8]. The newspaper is a weekly; by comparison with other newspapers that also received specimens, the letter is dated to 20 March 1893. Except for some defective type and the spelling error noted below, the text is identical to that in M to Rutherglen sun and Chiltern Valley advertiser, 20 March 1893 (in this edition as 93-03-20e) and M to Wodonga and Towong sentinel, 31 March 1893 (in this edition as 93-03-25d).
Please cite as “FVM-93-03-20g,” 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