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GB-110/JES/COR/10/66
Title
Nathaniel Wallich, Botanic Garden, Calcutta, [India], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
13 Jul 1818
Author(s)
Nathaniel Wallich 1785-1854
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/10/66 from Nathaniel Wallich, Botanic Garden, Calcutta, [India], to Sir James Edward Smith (13 July 1818)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/10/66 from Nathaniel Wallich, Botanic Garden, Calcutta, [India], to Sir James Edward Smith (13 July 1818) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Wallich, Nathaniel
Sent from:
Calcutta, India
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Parcel of specimens for Smith sent via Captain Williamson, commander of the Larkins. Hopes to send larger collection shortly, including expected Nepalese plants, which he hopes will add to Smith's Nepalese plants received from [Francis] Buchanan. Hopes to send specimens of plants described by Smith in "Exotic Botany" and [Abraham] Rees' "Cyclopedia", including: oaks, 'Orchideae', 'Paris polyphylla', 'Primula', 'Rhododendron', plus other specimens, including: 'Hedychium', 'Andromeda', 'Arbutus', 'Gaultheria', a large number of ferns, 'Ligustrum', 'Fraxinus', 'Gramina', etc. Warns Smith that some of the labels on the first package may be erroneous.
Letter date:
13 Jul 1818
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
10.108
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1804-1805). "Exotic botany" London: J. Sowerby. Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. |
| 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. |
