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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Notebook: Records kept at the Veitch nurseries, 1899-1905.
(seq. 4)
[Se.?] Wilson's Letter to M. J {?} dated {Ichang?} 30/12/03.
"I am afraid my new genus near Lonicera will turn out to be merely Lonicera hispida. Which I learn has been called L. bracteata. Anyhow it's a fine shrub.
{?} Wilson's letter to { ??} dated {Kiating Q.x1 OH??} Perhaps The most valuable seed is No. 1683. a Clematis when may prove to be a new species or only a variety of orientalis. The fls are yellow changing to bronze with black stamens & glaucous leaves. It enjoys a dry dunny position & is extraordinarily floriferous. It should make a fine companion to C. coccinea but it is a hundred times more free-flowering. I consider it distinct from C. orientalis var {tanguitica?}. The species of {Thladinatha?} sent has much larger fruits than those of {rubia?} Amongst other things I have seeds of one or two fine Aconitas. I am leaving here in a couple of days in my last overland trip & shall be away less than 3 weeks. I am going primarily in quest of plants of Dipelta floribunda. It is a long way to try & introduce living plants from but I have faith in my ability to accomplish this feat. Unfortunately the seeds are seldom fertile.
(seq. 8)
Seeds Collected by E.H. Wilson:
| Date Rec'd | Wilson's Number | Foreman | Name | Habit | Height | Colour | Poil | Elevation Habitat | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899-09-09 | 44 | Heal | Shrub | 4 ft. | loam | 1000 ft. hillsides | |||
| 1899-09-09 | 45 | Schneider | Polypodium | epiphyte | fronds 1-4 in. | – | 1000 ft. trees | ||
| 1899-09-09 | 46 | Heal | climbing | – | large red drupes | loam | 1000 ft. hillsides | ||
| 1899-09-09 | 47 | Heal | Shrub | 8 ft. | loam & rocks | 1000 ft. to 2000 gorges & c | |||
| 1899-09-09 | 48 | Heal | Ficus sp. | Shrub | 3 ft. | loam | 1000 ft. to 2000 hillsides & c. | growing | |
| 1899-09-09 | 49 | Heal | Begonia | Shrubby | 18 in. | rocks | 1000 ft. gorges | ||
| 1899-09-09 | 50 | Schneider | Alsophila | scarcely any trunk | fronds 10 ft. | black | loam & rocks | 1500 ft. gorges | not growing [?] 1900 |
| 1899-09-09 | 51 | Schneider | Davallia | fronds 2 ft. | loam & rocks | 1500 ft. to 2000 gorges | |||
| 1899-09-09 | 52 | Schneider | Davallia | fronds 4 ft. | loam & rocks | 1500 ft. to 2000 gorges | ? michrolepia ?strigosa | ||
| 1899-09-09 | 53 | Schneider | Asplenium | unknown ? new | |||||
| 1899-09-09 | 54 | Schneider | Marattia | ||||||
| 1899-09-09 | 55 | Heal | Passiflora sp. | growing | |||||
| 1899-09-09 | 56 | Heal | Shrub | ||||||
| 1899-09-09 | 57 | Heal | Climber | growing | |||||
| 1899-09-09 | 58 | Heal | Rubus sp. | N.G. 9/00 [sent?] [?] July | ? good [?] | dried specimen | growing | ||
| 1899-09-09 | 59 | Schneider | Pteris (? referred to in letter 29.7.99) | ? good | dried new growing | ||||
| 1899-09-09 | 60 | Schneider | Davallia strigose | ||||||
| 1899-09-09 | 61 | Heal | Shrub handsome foliage | growing (May) | |||||
| 1899-09-09 | 62 | Heal | Shrub | growing (May) | |||||
| 1899-09-18 | 63 | Schneider | Davallia sp. | probably a Michrolepia | [?] good | ||||
| 1899-09-18 | 64 | Schneider | Marattia sp. | no Marattia | come up | ||||
| 1899-09-18 | 65 | Heal | Shrub |