Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/15/3
Title Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 26 Oct 1798
Author(s) Sir Thomas, 6th baronet Frankland 1750-1831
Number of Pages 6

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GB-110/JES/COR/15/3 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (26 October 1798)

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Item Type: Document
From: Frankland, Sir Thomas
Sent from: Thirkleby, Yorkshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Received letter from [William] Curtis as if taking leave; Frankland wrote him a local case of angina pectoris being cured by following Dr Fothergill's advice in the "Medical Observations" but Curtis thinks his disorder is not that.
Unable to find Curtis' misquotation of Morrison in 'Lobelia ursens' article from having copied [William] Hudson and note he does not quote Hudson at all for that plant. Agrees that Curtis wrong to criticise Smith's use of terminology useage for 'Sageria corastoides'. Pleased with Smith's progress on the "Flora" and thinks the size and number of volumes does not matter, finding no description objectionable for its length except [Adam Afzelius' paper on] "3 certain 'Trifolia' in "Linnean Transactions", highlights [Richard] Relhan's as being particularly gratifying.
Would prefer a Botany Bay genus to be named after himself though admits he has contributed nothing to the botanical world though he has many drawings of 'Confervae' which he has not published. Gathered 'Viola canina' in full flower this week; proof of mildness of weather. Unsatisfied with his understanding of elms and confused by the different English, Dutch, and Cornish names for the same species. Encloses elm leaves [not extant]: large leaf of English elm, also sent to him from Wiltshire as Dutch elm; a narrow leaf with smooth twigs corresponding with enclosed marked as "common English Elm" from Circencester, [Gloucestershire]; obervations on elm bark.

Letter date: 26 Oct 1798
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 15.5
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 8 Jan 1799
Related MaterialAfzelius, A, 'The Botanical History of Trifolium alpestre, medium, and pratense', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1791 1(1), pp.202-248.
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.