Pages 3-4 of John Damper Parks' journal and notes: Copy of a letter from John Parks [to Joseph Sabine, secretary of the Horticultural Society of London]

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Title
Pages 3-4 of John Damper Parks' journal and notes: Copy of a letter from John Parks [to Joseph Sabine, secretary of the Horticultural Society of London]
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/4/1/3
Date
1 Aug 1823
Scope & content
Pages 3-4: Copy of a letter written from Anger Point [Anyer, Indonesia]

This item is bound in the volume comprising journal and notes of John Damper Parks

Marked 'letter 1st'

This is the first opportunity he has had to write about the journey, as they have not come across ships bound for England before this; he visited Angier-Point [Anyer] briefly in the afternoon, and is hoping to go on shore again tomorrow morning; he is writing in a hurry as he is unsure which ship will transport the letter; he has seen some plants ('which is gratifying'), including plantains, palms and cocoa trees 'in fine perfection'; sailing for six weeks 'in the cold' has damaged many of the plants brought from England; he lost Passiflora quadrangularis and Passiflora racemosa to cold before he boarded the ship ('to my knowledge one night when I was in London'), and the two plums, two peaches, two nectarines, noblys peach [noblesse peach], two cherries, apricots, violets, strawberries, two kinds of rhubarb and mint were lost during the journey; he is hopeful that the sea kale will recover; he will alter the design of the cases [for storing plants], despite the specific instructions for building he received, as salt water coming in through the canvas is causing four different kinds of vines to die; he is enclosing a letter for his wife to be forwarded by Sabine [enclosure not present]; he sent the first parcel of letters by the ship Prince Royal, sailing from Batavia [Jakarta] to England
Extent
2 pages
Is part of
RHS archive: plant collector papers
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
Royal Horticultural Society
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)