Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 19 October 1912
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/69
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that the wool of the Ryeland sheep is probably the softest English-grown wool, that they make a good cross with the Welsh sheep and would probably improve the uniformity of the Shetland. He gives a negative review of Lydekker's book The Sheep and Its Cousins.
Dates:
19 October 1912