An interesting Autograph Letter Signed, about the arrival of a box of cuttings of the oro plant from Sierra Leone, his own published note on the subject, the use of the Euphabia [Euphorbia] plant for painting ships bottoms, etc.

THISTLETON DYER, Sir William Turner.

Published by 4 pp. 7 x 4 inches, in good condition.

About this Item

Royal Gardens, Kew, 13 August 1886. W.T.Thistleton Dyer (1843-1928), English botanist, assistant director and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Seller Inventory # 18647

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An interesting Autograph Letter Signed, about the arrival of a box of cuttings of the oro plant from Sierra Leone, his own published note on the subject, the use of the Euphabia [Euphorbia] plant for painting ships bottoms, etc.
• Publisher: 4 pp. 7 x 4 inches, in good condition.