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'Account of the Culture and Management of Saffron in England' by James Douglas

Reference number: RBO/13/63

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Discussing the growing of crocuses between Saffron Walden and Cambridgeshire - the 'country of Saffron'
At end Douglas lists charges and profits for growing saffron
Read to the Royal Society on 11 November 1725

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RBO/13/63
Page extent
10 pages
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Manuscript

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'Account of the Culture and Management of Saffron in England' by James Douglas, RBO/13/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_63/account-of-the-culture-and-management-of-saffron-in-england-by-james-douglas, accessed on 12 December 2024

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