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Concerning the root 'Makinboy' from Ireland in a letter from William Stephens to Philip Miller

Reference number: RBO/15/18

Date: 1730

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Original letter dated 28 October 1730
Sends roots of 'Tythymalus hibernicus' (Makinboy) and gives account of it; also about 'Scilla radico albas' which grows along the coast of County Kerry

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RBO/15/18
Earliest possible date
1730
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Concerning the root 'Makinboy' from Ireland in a letter from William Stephens to Philip Miller, 1730, RBO/15/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_15_18/concerning-the-root-makinboy-from-ireland-in-a-letter-from-william-stephens-to-philip-miller, accessed on 23 January 2025

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