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D. Walker's 'Essay first of the Translation of Plants from the East to the West Indies', undated (Series 21.02)

Notes: Includes notes written in the hand of Banks; and also Catalogues being 'Plants to be translated from the East Indies, or from those parts of Asia lying within the Tropicks, to Jamaica'; 'Plants growing between the Tropicks in Asia...unknown to Botanists to be translated to Jamaica'; 'Plants which have been translated from the East to the West Indies'.

Prepared for the use of Lord Bute.

Author: Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820
  Walker, D.
Date: Undated
Series title: Series 21: Botanical reports received by Banks, 1799, 1817-1818, undated.

Includes 'Rules for Collecting and preserving Specimens of plants', undated.

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Subjects: Bute, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of, 1713-1792
  Plants - Asia
  Plants - East Indies
  Plants - Pacific Ocean - transportation
  Plants - West Indies