Record

RefNoHSF/7/5/9
LevelItem
TitleLetter on Talavera wheat, with notes by [James Gregory]
CreatorGregory; James (1753-1821); British physician
RecipientStewart; Alexander (1764-1821); British Presbyterian minister and Gaelic scholar
Date1817
DescriptionA printed account of Talavera wheat, dated Edinburgh, 22d February 1817, commencing: 'A few years ago, an English Gentleman, serving with the Army in Spain, observed, near Talavera, a fine Variety of Wheat; some of the Seed of which he brought with him to England...' The account gives a description of the wheat variety, its distribution in Scotland, and an extract of a letter by a Mr.William Spershot. There follows a set of manuscript growing notes by Dr. Gregory, apparently addressed to Alexander Stewart, commencing: 'Give your Talavera Wheat fair play. Allow it a rich warm wall sheltered spot in your Garden...'; also giving advice on the planting of 'The Perennial Blue Lupine' [lupin].

Endorsed by Alexander Stewart: 'Octr. 18 1817. Sowed in my Garden 20 Grains of Talavera Wheat, 15 inch asunder'. Also inscribed: 'Letters & Inscriptions of Dr. Gregory'.
Extent4p.
FormatPrinted
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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