Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel
Sent from:
Palermo, Sicily
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 28 October 1810. Sends paper for Linnean Society on two new species of crustacean and lists the others he plans to send. Plans to send package of 100 rare, new, or doubtful Sicilian plants. Comments and corrections on his plants: his 'Primula bicolor' differs from 'Primula acaulis'; lists differences that ought to to be obsevred if his 'Xolantha' is only a variety of 'Cistus guttatus'; plans to send his 'Crocus longiflorus'; question on calix of 'Sedum atratum'; confirmation of his 'Malva peduncalata'. Recently received books: Smith's "Prodromus Florae Graecae" is of great use in Sicily; "Hortus Kewensis", 2nd ed., useful for advancing his knowledge of new genera; and [George] Shaw's "Ichthyology" [presumably from "General zoology"], thinks it inferior to Lacépède, on which it was modelled. Offers to describe Australian plants. Asks after plants sent by himself and [Antonio] Bivona [Bernardi] including 'Orobus siculus' and 'Astragalus siculus'; asks if 'Orabanche rubia', 'Orchis undulatifolia', and 'Orchis bipunctata' are new.
Letter date:
30 Mar 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.43
Additional Information:
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| 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 | Rafinesque, C S. "Descriptions of two new genera of Crustacea Heterochelus and Hyalomus with their figures." Manuscript dated Palermo, March 1811. Read 1 Nov 1814. With a pen and ink drawing.
Sibthorp, J, and Smith, J E, (1806-1813). "Florae Graecae prodromus: sive plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp... Characteres et synonyma omnium cum annotationibus elaboravit Jacobus Edvardus Smith." Londinum: [printer:] Taylor.
Aiton, W, and Aiton, W T, (1810-1813). "Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 2nd ed.
Shaw, G, (1800-1826). "General zoology or systematic natural history, by G. Shaw (and afterwards James Francis Stephens). With plates ... engraved ... by Mr. Heath (and afterwards Mrs. Griffith) ..." London: Kearsley, 14 vols.
Lacépède, B G E, (1798-1803). "Histoire naturelle des poissons, par... La Cepede..." Paris: Plassan. An VI - 1798- An XI -. |
