Paper, 'The description of a new species of lilio-narcissus' by unknown author
Reference number: CLP/10ii/6
Date: 1727
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Paper describing a presumed new species of lilio narcissus with a bulbous root and persistent leaves, brought from Buones Ayres [Buenos Aires, Argentina]. The author describes the flowering process of the plant and the structure of the stem, flower, and leaves, making multiple comparisons to the Guernsey lily.
Subject: Botany
Read to the Royal Society on 7 March 1727.
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- CLP/10ii/6
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- 1727
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'The description of a new species of lilio-narcissus' by unknown author, 1727, CLP/10ii/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10ii_6/paper-the-description-of-a-new-species-of-lilio-narcissus-by-unknown-author, accessed on 17 April 2026
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