Rupanyup1
Oct 29th 1894
to Baron von Mueller
Govt Botanist
Melbourne
Dear Sir
I am sending by same post as this a plant that I discovered growing in my paddock. Some two years ago I noticed a small plot of it growing and fearing it was some objectionable weed I carefully pulled it all out. This year however I find it as thick as before, it appears to send up shoots from its roots which run along 3 or 4 inches under the surface similar to the bracken fern. Both sheep and cattle eat it. Kindly let me know what is the name of it and if it is likely to become troublesome or if of any value as a fodder plant.
Yours faithfully
Geo. C. Coutts
Address:
Rupanyup
Post Office
Please cite as “FVM-94-10-29a,” 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