Botany notebook relating to Mt Wilson by Jesse Gregson, approximately 1880-1910

MLMSS 9974

fonds

Approximately 1880-1910

1011023

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript - 23.0 x 18.5 cm

Jesse Gregson (1837-1919) arrived in Sydney in 1856. He learned stock management at Collaroy Station before moving to another station, Rainsworth, in Queensland. In 1875 he became superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Co., a position he held until 1905. In 1880 he built a home at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains where he pursued his interest in botany. He regularly sent collections of dried plants and seeds to the Botanic Gardens including some that turned out to be new to science.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au (accessed 15 August 2017)
Library Correspondence File

Book containing a listing of the plants found by Jesse Gregson in the Mount Wilson area, with some additions after his death by an unidentified person. Entries are made using the scientific names of plants.

Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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