Henry Fox Talbot, Corfu, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/10/9
Title Henry Fox Talbot, Corfu, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich
Letter date 31 Mar 1826
Author(s) William Henry Fox Talbot 1800-1877
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/10/9 from Henry Fox Talbot, Corfu, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich (31 March 1826)

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Item Type: Document
From: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Sent from: Corfu
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Report on the flora of Corfu, although his explorations have not yet extended beyond the city: orange and olive trees loaded with fruit and berries, "gigantic" 'Arundo donax' and 'Cactus opuntia' "diversify the prospect". The hedges are formed of cultivated artichokes, and there are also hedges of scarlet Cape geraniums. Calendar of flora for 31 March, 2 April, and 4 April listing growth and flowering of various plants, including plants not in the "Prodomus Florae Graecae" [the calendar is transcribed in Pleasance Smith's transcription and also online via University of Glasgow, see PubInNote below]. Observed a scarlet cornfield in Italy covered with 'Tulipa oculis-solis', "the weeds of the south of Europe are very handsome".

Letter date: 31 Mar 1826
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 10.21
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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.
Related MaterialFor Talbot's continuation of report on flora of Corfu, see JES/COR/10/10. 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.
Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.293-296. Online transcription of this letter and others between Talbot and Smith, including Smith's replies, available at http://www.foxtalbot.dmu.ac.uk/letters/name.php?bcode=Smit-JE&pageNo=0.