Edward Hobson: obviously no rolling stone…

This week’s treasure is the work of Manchester-born Edward Hobson, a grocer’s assistant from Bowdon in Cheshire. His Musci Britannici lists and describes mosses found by him in the Manchester area and is illustrated with his own collection of dried moss. Learn more about this rare survival on the 101 Treasures page this week.

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