As regards the noxious weed mentioned in your letter No. 764, dated January 5th,1 let me inform you that its systematic name is Goodia medicaginea. It is a native of your colony, and the poisoning of pasture animals has arisen from this plant before, although not so frequently as from the gastrolobiums and exylobiums2 of your colony. As the Goodia seeds freely, and the seeds germinate readily, the plant may become extremely dangerous if not subdued. It should be particularly prevented from seeding, and the developed bodies of it should be eradicated and burnt at once when dislodged. No doubt you will draw public attention to this shrub, more particularly so, as it is likely to be little suspected by most of your settlers.
Exylobium
Gastrolobium
Goodia medicaginea
Letter not found.
Typesetter's error for Epilobium?
Letter not found. For the text given here, see Journal of the Bureau of Agriculture (Perth, WA), vol. 2, no. 3 (5 February 1895), p. 295 (B95.02.02). The text is included in an article headed 'A Dangerous Poison Plant' concerning a plant suspected of poisoning stock; it is introduced by 'The plant was forwarded to Baron von Mueller for identification, and that gentleman kindly reports as follows:--'.
Please cite as “FVM-95-01-00f,” 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