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GB-110/JES/COR/7/104
Title
Patrick Neill, Canonmills, [near Edinburgh], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
17 Aug 1816
Author(s)
Patrick Neill 1776-1851
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/104 from Patrick Neill, Canonmills, [near Edinburgh], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (17 August 1816)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/104 from Patrick Neill, Canonmills, [near Edinburgh], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (17 August 1816) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Neill, Patrick
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Thanks for introduction to Mr and Mrs Kett, bad weather prevented them from doing much together. Pleased with second edition of the "Compendium [florae Britannicae]". News of David Don [(1799-1841)], second son of George Don, who has discovered a new 'Carex'. Encloses flower of 'Astragalus campestris'. 'Assa foelida' has flowered, advice on growing it from seed.
Letter date:
17 Aug 1816
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.183
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Hoffmann, G F, (1816). "Compendium florae Britannicae." Londinum: Longman. |
