| RefNo | RBO/16/20 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.16.137 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'An account of the contrayerva by William Houstoun Surgeon in the Service of the honorable South Sea Company' |
| Date | 1731 |
| Description | 'Contrayerva' Spanish for 'herba contra' {venena] or herb growing against poisons - gives details of plant called 'contrayerva' in England
Two pencil figures of the plant
Read to the Royal Society on 4 November 1731 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 421, p 195 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/10ii/20 |