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MacRury, John Ewen, c1853-1909 (Torlum | Benbecula)

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Vocabulary note entitled 'Sea weed', 14 February 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/88
Scope and Contents Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Sea weed', listing twenty one types of seaweed; describing their physical characteristics such as 'Craigean a small plant like the wide spread palm of a baby'; in many cases noting the proportions of potash and carbonate of lime; uses for the sea weed and in one instance a story to 'throw some light on its [seaweed's] use in the Outer Hebrid[e]s in this century'. The seaweeds described are...
Dates: 14 February 1895

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