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Letter from Haines, Bachelor & Co to Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; from 110, Cannon Street, London; 9 Feb 1886; two page letter comprising one image; folio 242

Date Updated: 5 March 2013

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Haines, Batchelor & Co
Date
18860209
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 216/242
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Haines, Bachelor & Co write to ask where they might obtain seeds of Victoria regia and to be referred to the best engineers for heating apparatus to grow exotic plants. They make this enquiry on behalf of their Peruvian correspondents. An annotation from G. [George] Nicholson recommends Simpson & Co, Engineers, 101 Grosvenor Road S.W., as reliable but expensive. Seeds of V. regia were also sent on 15 Feb. [See also letter folio 241] Pages 1 and 2 of 2.
Identifier
KLDC10976
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
1 image
Pages
1

Date Updated: 5 October 2009

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Haines, Batchelor & Co
Date
1886-02-09
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 216/242
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Haines, Bachelor & Co write to ask where they might obtain seeds of Victoria regia and to be referred to the best engineers for heating apparatus to grow exotic plants. They make this enquiry on behalf of their Peruvian correspondents. An annotation from G. [George] Nicholson recommends Simpson & Co, Engineers, 101 Grosvenor Road S.W., as reliable but expensive. Seeds of V. regia were also sent on 15 Feb. [See also letter folio 241] Pages 1 and 2 of 2.
Identifier
KLDC10976
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
1 image
Pages
1
Letter from Haines, Bachelor & Co to Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; from 110, Cannon Street, London; 9 Feb 1886; two page letter comprising one image; folio 242 View Larger
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