Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/4/16
Title Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk
Letter date 13 Sep 1801
Author(s) Hugh Davies 1739-1821
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/4/16 from Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk (13 September 1801)

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Item Type: Document
From: Davies, Hugh
Sent from: Beaumares, Anglesea
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Thanks Smith for medical advice, prior to his letter had used "Whitehead's oil of turpentine" which had caused his leg complaint to become much more painful so took to seabathing for six weeks, with improvements from the third. Thanks for specimens, agrees with Smith's descriptions of 'Poa compressa' and 'Poa caesia'. Smith's 'Poa alpina' has helped determine that his is a distinct species, possibly 'Poa glauca' of [William] Withering. Sending more specimens of it. Thanks Smith for information on 'Cersatium latifolium'. Has sent a specimen of a plant from Anglesea he believes may be Smith's 'Carex laevigata'. After reading Smith's description of it in "Linnean Transactions" realised a mistake he had made about 'Carex binervis', which he took for 'Carex distans', sends speciemens of 'C. distans' [extant]. Encloses some moss specimens. Asks Smith's opinion of [Olof] Swartz's "Dispositio systematica muscorum frondosorum Sveciae" and [Erik] Acharius' "History of Swedish Lichens".

Letter date: 13 Sep 1801
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 4.24
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialFor 'Carex' specimens see JES/COR/4/18. Smith, J E, 'Descriptions of five new British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1800 5(1), pp.264-273. Swartz, O, (1799). "Dispositio systematica muscorum frondosorum Sveciae" Erlanga: Palm. Acharius, E, (1798). "Lichenographiae Svecicae prodromus" Lincopia: Bjorn.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.
AdditionalSmith replied 3 Dec 1801 and 2 Mar 1802