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GB-110/JES/COR/2/90
Title
Robert Brown, 9 Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
24 Nov 1808
Author(s)
Robert Brown 1773-1858
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/90 from Robert Brown, 9 Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (24 November 1808)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/90 from Robert Brown, 9 Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (24 November 1808) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Brown, Robert
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Has been suffering from persistent ailments. Observations on Smith's two species of 'Brodiaea' in [Sir Joseph] Banks' herbarium, compares 'Brodiaea congesta' with work of [Archibald] Menzies and [Richard] Salisbury. Observations on capsules of 'Acrostichum digitatum'. At the request of [Jonas] Dryander arranging his 'Protaceae', with view to publication in "Linnean Transactions", queries Smith on 'Protea' in Linnaeus' herbarium: 'Protea cyanoides', 'Protea phylicoides', 'Protea sphaerocephala', 'Protea racemosa', 'Protea spicata', 'Protea strobilina', 'Protea sencea', 'Protea hirta', and 'Protea obliqua'.
Letter date:
24 Nov 1808
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.148
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For further discussion of 'Protea' in Brown's letter of 20 December 1808, see JES/COR/2/91. Brown, R, 'On the Proteaceae of Jussieu', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1810 10(1), pp.15-226. |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Additional | Smith replied 4 Dec [1808] |
