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Paper, details of a large cucumber grown in Dr William Jacob's garden in Canterbury by Dr [Robert] Plot

Reference number: CLP/10i/25

Date: 1686

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Plot records observations of a large cucumber through the months of August, September, and October during a holiday to Canterbury. The cucumber was nearly four feet long.

Subject: Botany

Reference number
CLP/10i/25
Earliest possible date
1686
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Plot

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Robert Plot, Paper, details of a large cucumber grown in Dr William Jacob's garden in Canterbury by Dr [Robert] Plot, 1686, CLP/10i/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10i_25/paper-details-of-a-large-cucumber-grown-in-dr-william-jacobs-garden-in-canterbury-by-dr-robert-plot, accessed on 14 January 2025

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