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'An Account of Experiments and Observations on bulbous Roots, Plants and Seeds growing in Water' by William Curteis

Reference number: RBO/18/57

Date: 1733

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Original letter dated 19 December 1733 at Bangor Court, Shoe Lane
Directions for planting bulbous roots in pots of glasses of water
Plate from the Philosophical Transactions of bulbous plants in water (colour) is attached

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RBO/18/57
Earliest possible date
1733
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14 pages
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Manuscript

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'An Account of Experiments and Observations on bulbous Roots, Plants and Seeds growing in Water' by William Curteis, 1733, RBO/18/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_57/an-account-of-experiments-and-observations-on-bulbous-roots-plants-and-seeds-growing-in-water-by-william-curteis, accessed on 17 June 2026

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