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Letter from Daniel Morris to [Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker]; from Botanical Department, Jamaica; 8 Sep 1880; one page letter comprising one image; folio 745

Date Updated: 5 March 2013

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Morris, Daniel
Date
18800908
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 211/745
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
[Letter included with letter folios 741 – 744.] Morris writes describing an Hibiscus with 'palmipartite and trifid leaves', which the superintendent at King's House has obtained by intercrossing some species. Pencil sketches of the leaves are included. The plants are described as being eight inches high, with interesting foliage. Morris wishes to know if any Malvaceae have leaves of this kind in the adult state, and whether these leaf characteristics are common in seedlings of this order. Annotated. Page 1 of 1.
Identifier
KLDC13877
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
1 image
Pages
1

Date Updated: 11 March 2010

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Resource Type
Letters (Correspondence)
Creator
Morris, Daniel
Date
1880-09-08
Source
Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Relation
Directors' Correspondence 211/745
Attribution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
[Letter included with letter folios 741 – 744.] Morris writes describing an Hibiscus with 'palmipartite and trifid leaves', which the superintendent at King's House has obtained by intercrossing some species. Pencil sketches of the leaves are included. The plants are described as being eight inches high, with interesting foliage. Morris wishes to know if any Malvaceae have leaves of this kind in the adult state, and whether these leaf characteristics are common in seedlings of this order. Annotated. Page 1 of 1.
Identifier
KLDC13877
Collection name
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Archives: Directors' Correspondence
Format extent (length/size)
1 image
Pages
1
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