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Letter from R.[Robert] Morton Middleton to Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; from South American Missionary Society, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire; 2 Sep 1903; four page letter comprising two images; folio 268

Date Updated: 5 March 2013

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Middleton, Robert Morton
Date
19030902
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 217/268
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Middleton writes that he is enclosing a letter he received from Hoste Island, near Cape Horn in order to show Thiselton-Dyer that he still has some hope of getting fertile beechmast of Fagus antarctica from that locality. He explains that the 'Ona' mentioned in Rev John Williams' letter are: 'a fine race of hunting Indians' from the main Island of Tierra del Fuego. He adds that they are being shot down by sheep farmers from Argentina, Germany and Scotland. Middleton then discusses two plants he has seen in Gloucestershire: Cephalanthera rubra and Epipactis violacea, the latter of which he notes as very distinct from E. latifolia. Finally Middleton thanks Thiselton-Dyer for sending some identifications. Annotated. Pages 1 and 4 of 4.
Identifier
KLDC11218
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
2 images
Pages
2

Date Updated: 5 October 2009

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Middleton, Robert Morton
Date
19030902
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 217/268
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
Middleton writes that he is enclosing a letter he received from Hoste Island, near Cape Horn in order to show Thiselton-Dyer that he still has some hope of getting fertile beechmast of Fagus antarctica from that locality. He explains that the 'Ona' mentioned in Rev John Williams' letter are: 'a fine race of hunting Indians' from the main Island of Tierra del Fuego. He adds that they are being shot down by sheep farmers from Argentina, Germany and Scotland. Middleton then discusses two plants he has seen in Gloucestershire: Cephalanthera rubra and Epipactis violacea, the latter of which he notes as very distinct from E. latifolia. Finally Middleton thanks Thiselton-Dyer for sending some identifications. Annotated. Pages 1 and 4 of 4.
Identifier
KLDC11218
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
2 images
Pages
2
Letter from R.[Robert] Morton Middleton to Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; from South American Missionary Society, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire; 2 Sep 1903; four page letter comprising two images; folio 268 View Larger
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