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GB-110/JES/COR/8/37
Title
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Göttingen, [Germany], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
16 Sep 1794
Author(s)
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon 1761-1836
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/8/37 from Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Göttingen, [Germany], to James Edward Smith (16 September 1794)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik
Sent from:
Göttingen, Germany
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sending cryptogamic specimens of plants described in Rohmer's "Botanical Diary" ["Botanical Magazine", part 1, June 1794] and two other commentaries. Asks permission to send paper for Linnean Society on new cryptogams. Engaged in researching synonyms of fungi; requests specimens of fungi described by Linnaeus, including: 'Agaricus betulinus', 'Boletus favus', 'B. tuberosus', 'B. fomentarius', 'B. igniarius', and 'B. subsquamosus', 'Hydrum parasiticum', 'H. imbricatum', 'Clavaria digitata', 'Helvella pineti', 'Clathrus delicatus', 'Lycoperdon truncatum', 'L. variolosum', 'L. radiatum', 'L. aurantium', 'Mucor sphaerocephalus', 'M. embolus', 'M. fulvus', 'M. furfuraceus', and 'M. clavatus'.
Letter date:
16 Sep 1794
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
8.84
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
