| RefNo | HS/9/253 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Harvey to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | William Henry Harvey |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | undated |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for the bulb; succeeded also in digging one up. Has collected a sackload of bulbs from Table Mountain and sends a few orchidae. Hopes the orobanche will not wither. The composite from John Frederick William Herschel's garden is Zinnia elegans, a Mexican plant. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10373
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3700 | Harvey; William Henry (1811 - 1866) | 1811 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |