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CLP - Classified papers of the Royal Society
- 10ii - Classified papers: volume 10ii concerning 'Botany'

RefNo	CLP/10ii/3
Level	Item
Title	Paper, 'Observations on some of the plants in New England, with remarkable instances of the nature and power of vegetation' in a letter from Paul Dudley to the publisher
Date	1720s
Description	Dudley describes the fruit of apple trees, pear trees, and peach trees and compares them to English varieties. He also describes the physical appearance of buttonwood [American sycamore] trees, sassafras trees, and locust trees, as well as the heartiness of pumpkin seeds and corn. Subject: Botany Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations on some of the Plants in New-England, with remarkable instances of the nature and power of vegetation. In a letter to the publisher from the Honourable Paul Dudley, Esq; F. R. S'. Read to the Royal Society on 4 February 1724.
Extent	3p
Format	Manuscript
PhysicalDescription	Ink on paper
Digital images	View item on Science in the Making
AccessStatus	Open
RelatedMaterial	DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0047 Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 33 (1724), p 194
RelatedRecord	RBO/12/10

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Code	PersonName	Dates
NA7811	Dudley; Paul (1675 - 1751)	1675 - 1751

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