| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 38/94 |
| Alt Ref No | 109 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene |
| Date | 24 September 1768 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | John Ellis (c.1710-1776), zoologist |
| Description | Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene with which he sends plate of a 'curious' plant with a description of its 'irritable glands'; he states that Lord Moreton asked him a shrewd question about whether the plant receives nourishment from the insects it catches; he describes his arrangement of sea-zoophytes; he refers to Solander's departure stating that Skene is the only person left who knows of 'this dark part of natural history', 24 September 1768. |
| Access Status | Open |