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GB-110/JES/COR/10/92
Title
George Williams, Oxford, [Oxfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
8 Jul 1800
Author(s)
George Williams 1762-1834
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/10/92 from George Williams, Oxford, [Oxfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 July 1800)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/10/92 from George Williams, Oxford, [Oxfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 July 1800) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Williams, George
Sent from:
Oxford, Oxfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Received Smith's "Compendium florae Britannicae", a work of this kind was greatly needed by botanists. Has an interest in producing a similar work for foreign botany for the use of travellers, some views on its probable contents. Sorry that Smith did not come to Oxford, fears the desiderata from [John] Sibthorp's collections are either already with Smith or lost: was always surprised by Sibthorp's lack of care with his original specimens. Asks if Smith has settled Sibthorp's 'Verbascum' and 'Campanula'. Wishes that Smith had observed that the Oxford 'Orobanche' was 'Orobanche elatior' and not 'Orobanche major'.
Letter date:
8 Jul 1800
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
10.145
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, (1800). "Compendium florae Britannicae." Londinum: [printer:] Davis. |
