Title
John Loomis Blodgett and John Torrey correspondence, 1845
Related Titles
Related/Analytical:
New York Botanical Garden Archives
Series:
John Torrey papers, series 1, correspondence
By
Blodgett, John Loomis, 1809-1853
Type
Collection
Material
Archival material
Publication info
Notes
Correspondence from John Loomis Blodgett to John Torrey, dated 1845, discussing his most recent plant collecting expedition through Florida. After a colorful description of the physical conditions and trials involved-- heat, mosquitos and illness, culminating in an episode of hemoptysis-- Blodgett lists and describes a number of the plants he has found.
In English.
Subjects
Asclepiadaceae
,
Batis maritima
,
Blodgett, John Loomis, 1809-1853
,
Botanical specimens
,
Calyceraceae
,
Cocos nucifera
,
Collection and preservation
,
Convolvulaceae
,
Correspondence
,
Cyperaceae
,
Eugenia
,
Euphorbiaceae
,
Florida
,
Gramineae
,
Nymphaea
,
Pinguicula
,
Plant collecting
,
Plants
,
Roystonea regia
,
Rubiaceae
,
Torrey, John, 1796-1873
,
Turneraceae
,
Utricularia
BHL Collections
John Torrey Papers
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
974819420
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