Memoir of W. H. Harvey : M.D., F.R.S., etc., etc., late professor of botany, Trinity College, Dublin. With selections from his journal and correspondence / [William H. Harvey].

  • William H. Harvey
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1869
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Credit: Memoir of W. H. Harvey : M.D., F.R.S., etc., etc., late professor of botany, Trinity College, Dublin. With selections from his journal and correspondence / [William H. Harvey]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lhave also had a package from my friends the soldiers at Port Natal ; some good things, amongst which is a new genus belong- ing to a very curious natural order, of which only two genera, each consisting of a single species, were known before, and these _ are natives of India! This, of course, is a prize of the highest order in Geographical Botany. The new creature is a true Peddiea Africana—Harv.—to be forthwith figured in “Hook, Journ. Bot.” It is called after Col. Peddie, who lately com- manded the 42nd. These Natal plants have set me agog for Africa again, and I am already planning a little book, “Speci- | mens of the Botany of Port Natal.” To Miss F——1. : London Coffee House, March 18th, 1840, We are so far arrived on our route to the “ Imperial City,” from which you may expect a line in about a month from the date hereof... . : : It is amusing to witness the many freaks in which the Albert mania continues to exhibit itself in the shops. Albert every- thing, from hats to shoe ties; nothing too small or too large to | be under his patronage. Another thing which strikes me is the increase of Greek names for shows. For instance, Picture Galleries are now Pinacothece#, which of course is a great im- provement. I forget the name, but it is equally difficult to the - mouth, for the patent machine for hatching eggs, where, as saith the advertisement, “countless living creatures, from the wren — to the eagle, are ushered into life by artificial aid,” &e. You | gaze on a large tray of eggs, in the last stage of incubation, and, | as the fortunate moment arises for the young being to make its début on the theatre of life, behold! a crack, a chirp, a leg, a head, and finally the body of a living chicken! Dear, but ‘tis’ a strange world! When I see the animal magnetism, which 1 : hope to do, expect another letter. | To a Cousin. ] Rome, April 16, 1840, — One cannot be at much loss to fill a letter from Rome, the | only difficulty being what to select to trifle on. One is like a child in a toy-shop, delighted with everything, and sadly puzzled :
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