From Ferdinand von Mueller to […]   [Oct 1894]

[Some specimens of a poisonous weed which had proved fatal to cattle in the Yarrawonga district1 have been reported upon by the Government Botanist as being]2 the Solanum Simile. It is poisonous like all other solanums, and should be pulled up and burnt wherever it abounds—a process which with this particular plant would be neither laborious nor expensive.

Solanum Simile

Vic.

The bracketed text is the introduction used by the newspaper.

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Agricultural notes', Leader, 27 October 1894, p. 5 (B94.10.05). The recipient of M's advice is not clear.

Please cite as “FVM-94-10-00d,” 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/94-10-00d