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Minutes 1757-10-15
October - d. 15.
Närvarande Praeses, Herr Lehnberg, samt Herrar Ljungqvist, Berch, Frih. von Seth, Cronstedt, Adelcrants, Lidbeck, Kryger och Secreteraren.
1. Upl. Herr Cronstedts ingifna berättelse om des försök at tilreda en blå färg af örten
2. Upl. en af H. Joh. Silander ifrån Suriname insänd berättelse om Caffe-trädet och des plantering i Suriname. remitt. til Herr Linnaeus.
3. Upl. Herr Linnaei beskrifning på örten Löflingia Hispanica.
4. Upl. Herr Klingenstiernas Solution på et Probleme; se detta Qvartalets Handlingar.
English summary
President Lehnberg chaired the meeting where Cronstedt reported on attempts to prepare a blue dye from plants, Silander submitted a description of the coffee tree from Suriname, and Linnaeus presented Löflingia hispanica. Klingenstierna contributed a problem solution published in this quarter's proceedings.
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