Work on paper - Pere Jean Marie Delavay and Delavay's Oak, Position in Botanical History, 1999-2011

Historical information

Adrien Franchet praised Delevay's collections and published Plantae Delavayanae in 1889-1890.

Significance

Delavay's Oak can be found in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens today. Background is given here about the explorer who the tree is named after.

Physical description

Half a white sheet of paper torn across the bottom, printed with blue subject headings, notably "The French Missionaries" at end of the page.

Inscriptions & markings

None.

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