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The Joseph Dalton Hooker Collection
The Joseph Dalton Hooker Correspondence Project at Kew is making available online the personal and scientific correspondence of the botanist and explorer Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ Kew from 1865-1885. The project was conceived by staff of The University of Sussex and Kew's Library, Art and Archive department and began as a partnership between Kew and the University of Sussex's Centre for World Environmental History. It has been made possible by support from the Stevenson Family Charitable Trust. Letter summaries can be searched through Ɛpsilon, with links to images and transcriptions at the project site at Kew (https://www.kew.org/explore-our-collections/correspondence-collections/joseph-hooker-collections).
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JDH mentions settling payment to the gardener & coachman. He refers to the showing of the portrait [of JDH] painted by Sir Hubert von Herkomer. JDH is not sure that rowing is good for the health of his daughter Grace Ellen Hooker. JDH is sending Hyacinth a flower from a plant of Shortia galacifolia in bloom at The Camp, it is one of the rarest plants in the world growing only in one spot in the Alleghenies. The plant was given to JDH by [Henry John] Elwes. Mrs Rothey has had another offer on Ribsden but will not accept. Mr Garden counts on going to London. The Duchess of Cambridge is dead. 'Bean' took no notice of Joseph Symonds Hooker's letter.