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Letter from G.H.K.[George Henry Kendrick] Thwaites to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; from Peradenia [Peradeniya, Sri Lanka ex-Ceylon]; 16 Dec 1861; three page letter comprising two images; folio 168

Date Updated: 5 March 2013

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick
Date
18611216
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 162/168
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Upon looking through the rough drawings in the library, Thwaites has found a sketch of Connarus unifoliolatus with ripe fruit and now recalls the specimen being brought to him by the plant collector. The draftsman must have thrown the specimen away after sketching it: it is not in the herbarium, so Thwaites did not describe it at the proper time. He goes on to describe why the plant is a Connarus in relation to the seed vessel. He will send a copy of the ripe fruit to Hooker by the next mail. Thwaites has sent a letter to Sir William [Jackson Hooker] by the Despatch Bag. In a letter to Thomson, Thwaites has suggested that C. unifoliolatus is Terebintaceous and would be inclined to make Connaraceae a section of Terebintaceae. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KDCAS3031
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
2 images
Pages
2

Date Updated: 14 September 2011

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick
Date
16/12/1861
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 162/168
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Upon looking through the rough drawings in the library, Thwaites has found a sketch of Connarus unifoliolatus with ripe fruit and now recalls the specimen being brought to him by the plant collector. The draftsman must have thrown the specimen away after sketching it: it is not in the herbarium, so Thwaites did not describe it at the proper time. He goes on to describe why the plant is a Connarus in relation to the seed vessel. He will send a copy of the ripe fruit to Hooker by the next mail. Thwaites has sent a letter to Sir William [Jackson Hooker] by the Despatch Bag. In a letter to Thomson, Thwaites has suggested that C. unifoliolatus is Terebintaceous and would be inclined to make Connaraceae a section of Terebintaceae. Page 1 of 3.
Identifier
KDCAS3031
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
2 images
Pages
2
Letter from G.H.K.[George Henry Kendrick] Thwaites to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; from Peradenia [Peradeniya, Sri Lanka ex-Ceylon]; 16 Dec 1861; three page letter comprising two images; folio 168 View Larger
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