Letter, from Sir William J. Hooker to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Reference number: HS/9/449
Date: 10 December 1843
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the habits and flowering of Cape bulbs. Has just had a good collection from the Cape. The Dublin post is still vacant.
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- HS/9/449
- Earliest possible date
- 10 December 1843
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Jackson Hooker, Letter, from Sir William J. Hooker to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 10 December 1843, HS/9/449, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_449/letter-from-sir-william-j-hooker-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-botanic-gardens-kew, accessed on 14 March 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 9 R Grahame-Horsburgh
1819-1871 Reference number: HS/9
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William Jackson Hooker
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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