Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ray, 1684 Dec. 20.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ray, 1684 Dec. 20.

Discussing in detail various plants in connection with Ray's Historia plantarum, also commenting on the heating system at Chelsea Garden and offering his services to Ray.

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