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[Botanical drawing]

 File — Box: 27, Folder: 535
botanical
botanical

Physical Description

pencil

General

Very rough, virtually childish, botanical sketch and notes, on badly browned but sound paper, 12 x 18cm; "Plants in Glasgow grew from seeds taken / out of the dead men's pockets. / Seemans journal of / Botany Vol 1- pl 6 / has a drawing of the Nardoo [Australian clover fern] / the seeds of which / live on / it should be figured"; "Could get living specimen / from Botanic Gardens / Glasgow."

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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