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Letter from John Shaw to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; from Colesburg, South Africa; 20 Feb 1869; three page letter comprising three images; folios 1465-1466
Date Updated: 25 April 2013
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Shaw, John
Date
18690220
Date (original)
18690220
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 191/1465
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Shaw notes that he went on expeditions in December and January to north of the Orange River and along the western bank of the Vaal. He sends Hooker some of his plant collections he made on these journeys. Shaw also writes in further detail about some of these plants including, Cassin arachides[?], Acacia heteracantha and Tribulus zeyheri. He informs Hooker that he has made extensive collections around Colesburg and will send him some of the collections once he has examined them sufficiently. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KADC4330
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
3 images
Pages
3
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Shaw, John
Date
n.d.
Date (original)
1869-02-20
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Director's Correspondence, Vol. 191/1465
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Shaw notes that he went on expeditions in December and January to north of the Orange River and along the western bank of the Vaal. He sends Hooker some of his plant collections he made on these journeys. Shaw also writes in further detail about some of these plants including, Cassin arachides[?], Acacia heteracantha and Tribulus zeyheri. He informs Hooker that he has made extensive collections around Colesburg and will send him some of the collections once he has examined them sufficiently. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KADC4330
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
3 pages/3 images
Pages
3
Date Updated: 25 June 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Personal Correspondence
Creator
Shaw, John
Date (original)
1869-02-20
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Director's Correspondence, Vol. 191/1465
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Shaw notes that he went on expeditions in December and January to north of the Orange River and along the western bank of the Vaal. He sends Hooker some of his plant collections he made on these journeys. Shaw also writes in further detail about some of these plants including, Cassin arachides[?], Acacia heteracantha and Tribulus zeyheri. He informs Hooker that he has made extensive collections around Colesburg and will send him some of the collections once he has examined them sufficiently. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KADC4330
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
3 pages/3 images
Pages
3
Date Updated: 15 June 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Personal Correspondence
Creator
Shaw, John
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Director's Correspondence, Vol. 191/1465
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Shaw notes that he went on expeditions in December and January to north of the Orange River and along the western bank of the Vaal. He sends Hooker some of his plant collections he made on these journeys. Shaw also writes in further detail about some of these plants including, Cassin arachides[?], Acacia heteracantha and Tribulus zeyheri. He informs Hooker that he has made extensive collections around Colesburg and will send him some of the collections once he has examined them sufficiently. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KADC4330
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
3 pages/3 images
Pages
3
Image 1 of 3
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