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RefNoAP/29/15
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On injuries inflicted on plants by aphides [aphids] especially in relation to the present epidemic in the potato and other plants' by Alfred Smee
Date6 December 1846
DescriptionSmee writes on the destructive power of aphids (Aphidoidea), describing the appearance of aphids including the 'elongated lancet' and rostrum which are used to break up the cellular tissue of plants and 'suck the juices to satisfy the wants of the creature'.

Annotations in ink throughout.

Subject: Botany

Received 7 December 1846 / 10 December 1846.

Written by Smee at 7 Finsbury Circus [London].
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3389Smee; Alfred (1818 - 1877)1818 - 1877
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