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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Corowa Free Press   20 Mar 1893

[Baron Von Mueller has introduced to our notice the panicum spectabile coapini1 grass, from South Africa which is said to be valuable for sward in public reserves. We have planted the specimen sent, and will mark its progress.2]

Panicum spectabile

1

Typesetter's or editor's misreading of 'coapim'?

2

The extract is followed by: 'If larger quantities could be supplied probably the trustees of our public reserve would undertake its culture'. No report of the growth of the grass has been found.

3

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Grass Planting' Corowa free press, 24 March 1893, p. [2]. The newspaper is a weekly, and by comparison with other similar communications (see M to Bairnsdale advertiser and Tambo and Omeo chronicle, 16 March 1893 and notes thereto) it is dated to 20 March 1893.

Please cite as “FVM-93-03-20h,” 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/93-03-20h