Handwritten letter on 3 sides describing “new” method of propagation- “striking on the live plant”. By cutting 4/5 through the plant stalk and binding with damp moss a new shoot grows strongly and quickly. Anderson made successful experiments with fuchsia, heliotrope, jasmine, rose, etc. showing that this method can be used both in the greenhouse and in the open in situ. He grants Patrick Neill permission to publish them in the Transactions of the Caledonian Horticultural Society.
J.S. Anderson letter to Dr Patrick Neill
This material is held atRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
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- GB 235 ANJ
- Dates of Creation
- 1839
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
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GB 235 ANJ