| Reference number | EL/B1/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract from a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg |
| Date | 31 January 1663 |
| Description | Advice on propagating trees in Ireland and elsewhere saying that grafts of trees, rather than the trees themselves or seeds, should be ordered; discussion of different varieties of apple eg. redstreak, golden pippin for cider-making; concerning trials using cider made from pippin apples and from redstreak fruit
Letter initialled by Beale and endorsed by Oldenburg: 'Jan. 31 62. Extract of Dr Beals letter to M. Oldenb. for spreading Ciderfruit in Ireland, and proposing stocks for grafts; comparing also the redstrake with other cider-fruits'
Subject: Horticulture |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, pp 16-20 |
| Related records in the catalogue | LBO/27/34 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/bcb9e58b-fe92-4483-96c9-eb834c3df758 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c1608 - c1683 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |