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Miscellaneous Papers, Vol. 1, c1741

 Item
Identifier: Coll-205/5/1 (Dc.2.39/1)

Scope and Contents

Scots plants of the Linnaean class Cryptogamea; History of the mines at Wanloch Head; Elevatio Plantarum; Epistola ad Linnaeum; Letter to Sr James Nasmyth; Hortulan experiments; The old Gardens at Bargaly; Note on the Battle of the Bree; Some fruits at Munches in Galloway; Scots insects; the Loch Fyne shark; Two fossils; 8 species of Tremella; 2 species of Clavaria; Description of Agaricus Annulata; and of Lichen Punctatus; agricultural benefits of the Nile's overflow and Vesuvius' eruption; North American climate and Asiatick winds; Different races of mankind, the colour of the Abyssinians; recipes for pot char, Hanwich biscuits, 'catchup', pickle, and green wax; How they preserve cucumbers in Russia, and make 'Quasse'; Gaelic songs; the arms of Walker of Hedingley; Epigrams; Oxford plants.

Dates

  • Creation: c1741

Creator

Language of Materials

English Latin French

Physical Description

1 bound volume of approximately 261 handwritten pages, with some drawings

Extent

From the Fonds: 1 metre approx

Physical Description

1 bound volume of approximately 261 handwritten pages, with some drawings

Archivist's Note

Duncan Fisher 18 March 2002

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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