Letter, 'On the early cultivation of botany in England, with some particulars of John Tradescant' from Andrew Coltee Ducarel to William Watson
Reference number: L&P/5/325
Date: 02 November 1772
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Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Dr. Ducarel, F. R. S. and F. S. A. to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S. upon the early cultivation of botany in England; and some particulars about John Tradescant, a great promoter of that science, as well as natural history, in the last century, and gardener to King Charles I.'
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- 02 November 1772
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Andrew Coltee Ducarel, Letter, 'On the early cultivation of botany in England, with some particulars of John Tradescant' from Andrew Coltee Ducarel to William Watson, 02 November 1772, L&P/5/325, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_325/letter-on-the-early-cultivation-of-botany-in-england-with-some-particulars-of-john-tradescant-from-andrew-coltee-ducarel-to-william-watson, accessed on 13 May 2025
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XII. A letter from Dr. Ducarel, F. R. S. and F. S. A. to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S. upon the early cultivation of botany in England; and some particulars about John Tradescant, a great promoter of that science, as well as natural history, in the last century, and gardener to King Charles I. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1773
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1773.0012
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Decade 5 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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