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
Date:
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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    To Mr. J. Fennell. Summerville, May, 1829. Miltown has furnished sundry novelties, which shall be ent thee in due time. Among them I beg to remark about wenty species of Carew,’ five or six of Rubus,’ and Hookeria ucens® I have got “Smith’s Comp. Flora Britannica.” Some very handsome plants have appeared in thy garden. Plantago oronopus, a fine healthy plant. I have got a new Veronica® officinalis), much like the mountain one, but not so pretty. Water-lily in a bad way. Parnassia growing, but not likely to Jower. Anagallis tenella® just in blow. The mosses for the most part look well. The ferns are brisk. This is all I can chink of about the botanic garden. To the Same. July, 1829. I intend trying Quebec for shells, as I might probably vet fresh-water ones from the Lakes. J. Humphreys tells me Patelle® are there as large asmy hand. I got little at Miltown this year. One Cardiwm (minute) was the best. I believe it is a new species, as I can find nothing like it in Turton. With my highest magnifier, I find it has chain ribs like the Budla catena. I found Veronica scutellata, and have brought fine plants. The Dipsacus sylvestris® finer than ever, a glorious- looking plant. The “queer thing from Ennis” is Verbena” officinalis. ‘ Smith’s Com. Flo. Brit.” is a delightful little book, and particularly useful in large genera, as by its conciseness you have all the species under your eye at once. I have opened my mouth for Saliz, and do not despair of being able to master them. Oarex is nearly an exhausted subject. I have investi- gated Hgwisetwm” and have sundry species to send thee. 1 Sedge 2 Blackberry 5 A moss. # Buck’s-horn plantain. ° Speedwell. § Bog pimpernel. _ * Tn this early correspondence the English names of the plants, &c., have been added, as likely to render the letters more interesting to unbotanical readers. . § Limpet-shells. ® Wild easel 10 Verrain 1 Willow 2 Horse-tail
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