J. H. Paine, Esq.,
Clerk to the Municipal Council, Albury
Sir, —
The weed, of which you submit a specimen, is the Inula graveolens, from the countries at the Mediterranean Sea. It Is a very invasive weed, as it seeds copiously, and from the seeds quickly multiplies. Fortunate]y it is an annual, so that it can be coped with by timely cutting or pulling before it ripens seed again. The dislodged plants must, however, be at once heaped together and burnt, otherwise they may mature yet seeds while shrivelling on the ground. Where this weed already abounds It would be best to break up the ground and sow it with perennial pasture grasses and suitable clovers,' by which means the Inula would get overpowered.
Respectfully yours,
FERDINAND VON MUELLER
Inula graveolens
Letter not found. the text given here is from 'The stinkwort', Albury banner and Wodonga express, 29 March 1895, p. 23 (B95.03.07). It is introduced by 'some time ago a sample of stinkwort was submitted to Baron von Mueller by Mr. J. H. Paine, Council Clerk for an opinion as to its character [letter not found]. The reply received was as follows:—.'
John Hands Paine (c.1834 -1924) was Clerk to the Council of the Municipality of Albury, 1880-1903.
Please cite as “FVM-95-03-00i,” 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