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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir William J. Hooker, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/9/463

Date: 21 June 1861

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Draft letter. Found some old packets of seeds of Protea yesterday and wonders if he would like them to be sown to see if they would germinate. Comments on some of the plants in his garden. Tried some Peruvian potatoes.

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HS/9/463
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21 June 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir William J. Hooker, dated at Collingwood, 21 June 1861, HS/9/463, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_463/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-sir-william-j-hooker-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 December 2025

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