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'An Account concerning Saffron brought in by Charles Howard'

Reference number: RBO/2ii/66

Date: 16 December 1663

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Details about how to grow saffron and about drying it in a kiln
Details of the kiln given and a figure of it

Reference number
RBO/2ii/66
Earliest possible date
16 December 1663
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'An Account concerning Saffron brought in by Charles Howard', 16 December 1663, RBO/2ii/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_66/an-account-concerning-saffron-brought-in-by-charles-howard, accessed on 13 December 2025

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