NAHSTE: St Helena, 1904, Scotia

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St Helena, 1904, Scotia
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 404/386
Date(s)	c30 May 1904 -02 June 1904
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 glass plate negative
Name of creator	Bruce \| William Speirs \| 1867-1921 \| polar explorer and oceanographer
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	View of prickly pears which were observed growing rampantly on Saint Helena. Robert Neal Rudmose Brown tried the fruit of this plant but failed to remove the prickly hairs and injured his tongue.
Index
Subjects	Botany Prickly Pears
People	Brown \| Robert Neal Rudmose \| 1879-1957 \| botanist, Scottish National Antarctic Expedition Bruce \| William Speirs \| 1867-1921 \| polar explorer and oceanographer
Businesses and Organisations	Scottish National Antarctic Expedition \| 1902-1904 \| scientific expedition
Places	Saint Helena
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St Helena, 1904, Scotia