Lee, James (1715–1795) list of plants
Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0170
Content Description
This list is titled “An Alphabetical List of all the Plants at Mr. Lee’s Vineyard London” and consists of the Latin and common names of these plants, together with a two-letter coded description, the key to which is in the front of the volume. A note in an unknown hand at the front of the volume reads, “Plants in Mr. Lee’s collection at Hammersmith made out for[?] Mrs. A. Blackburne abt. 1770.”
Dates
- Creation: ca.1770
Biographical / Historical
James Lee (1715–1795) was a gardener at Syon and Whitton in London, England, as well as a nurseryman in partnership with (Lewis?) Kennedy, ca.1745, at The Vineyard, Hammersmith, London.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
- Title
- Guide to the James Lee (1715–1795) list of plants
- Author
- Chad Denton
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository
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