| RefNo | HS/9/254 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Harvey to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | William Henry Harvey |
| Date | undated |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's plant is a Serruria, a very large genus. Is not certain of the name of the little yellow bulb. Working on a glossary of botanical jargon and a Genera of S. African Plants. Hopes he will send him any odd looking plant when he goes out bulbing. Is working on the Compositae at the moment. Alphonse de Candolle has issued a beautiful arrangement of this difficult family. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10374
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3700 | Harvey; William Henry (1811 - 1866) | 1811 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |