List of plant boxes received at Kew Gardens, intended forvarious destinations, 14, 16 July 1798 (Series 22.08) - No. 0001

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                                    Kew  July 14 1798

                Boxes intended for the Royal Gardens

    340 all the Plants in it dead
  341 1 dwarf Cocoa nut one plant unknown alive 
  342 Two Epidendrums alive

                Boxes intended for the Garden at Jamaica

  343    was not sent to Kew it proves to be the one noted 344 below
vis 344  

                Boxes intended for the Court of Directors

     325  was not sent to Kew
  326 doubtfull whether it is the box intended little hopes

                 Boxes not invoiced to any Place

  317  all the Plants dead
  329 all the Plants dead this number is not in the invoice
vis 344 all the Plants dead but one like an [Anem?]
  000 all the Plants dead this may have been 325 or 343
  345 all the Plants dead but two nutmegs

[The above plants are among those collected by Christopher Smith in Calcutta.  See Document 16.21 page 9]

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