| RefNo | L&P/5/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On a method of preserving acorns in wax fit for vegetating; with a letter of approval from William Aiton of Kew' by John Ellis |
| Date | 1768 |
| Description | Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F. R. S. to the President, on the success of his experiments for preserving acorns for a whole year without planting them, so as to be in a state fit for vegetation, with a view to bring over some of the most valuable seeds from the East Indies, to plant for the benefit of our American colonies'
Read 10 March 1768 |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0011 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8215 | Ellis; John (c 1710 - 1776); naturalist | c 1710 - 1776 |