WCP6405

Letter (WCP6405.7404)

[1]1

THE HERBARIUM,

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,

KEW, SURREY.

22nd April, 1948.

Dear Sir,

The letter sent by you was written by D[octo]r. William Henry Harvey2 from Trinity College Dublin. I return the letter herewith.

Yours very truly | W. B Turrill3 [signature]

Keeper of Herbarium & Library.

W. G. Wallace4 Esq.,

61 East Avenue,

Bournemouth.

1
The letter is typewritten. The seal of the National Scheme for Disabled Men appears in the top LH corner. The page is numbered [WP16/1/67] in pencil in top RH corner.
2
Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866) Irish botanist who specialised in algae. He spent several years in South Africa, and was the author, with German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder of the Flora Capensis (7 vols. 1859-1933). His main algal herbarium is located at Trinity College Dublin.
3
Turrill, William Bertram (1890-1961) Keeper of the Herbarium and Library, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he introduced a mathematical classification of leaf shapes. He was distinguished for his experimental and genetic approach to taxonomy of British plant species and for his knowledge of the floras of the Near East.
4
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951) Electrical engineer, second son and third child of ARW.

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP6405,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 3 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6405