James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, Bungay, Suffolk

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/18/5
Title James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, Bungay, Suffolk
Letter date 28 Sep 1782
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/18/5 from James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, Bungay, Suffolk (28 September 1782)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: Edinburgh
To: Woodward, Thomas Jenkinson
Sent to location: Bungay, Suffolk
Summary:

Account of his Highland expedition: only went as far as Loch Lomond and ascended Ben Lomond with Mr Stewart, so often mentioned in [John] Lightfoot's book; found 'Sibbaldia procumbens', 'Azalea procumbens', 'Alchemilla alpina', 'Plygonum viviparum', 'Saxifraga stellaris', 'S. nivalis', 'S. oppositifolia', 'S. hypnoides', and 'S. autumnalis', 'Juncus spicatus' and 'J. triglumis', 'Rubus chamaemorus', 'Silene acaulis', 'Gnaphalium alpinum' Lightfoot, 'Salix herbacea', 'Lichen crinitus', 'L. tornefactus', 'L. polyphyllus', 'L. ventosus', 'L. ericetorum', 'L. caeruleo-nigricans', any many other [unnamed] plants.
Plant acquisitions from Westmoreland, including from Mr Stuart's garden: 'Juncus biglumis', 'Anthericum calyculatum', 'Salix lapponum' and other 'Salix', 'Vaccinium vitis-idaea', 'Cornus herbacea', 'Astragalus uralensis'; hopes to receive more plants from this person soon. Has nearly all the rare Scottish plants, which he is making a collection of for a competition held by Dr [John] Hope. Added following plants to the Scottish flora: 'Polygonum pensylvanicum', 'Senecio sarracenicus', 'Lichen pyxidatus' [William] Hudson, 'Byssus rubra' Hudson, 'Agaricus deliciosus' and 'A. viridis', 'Lycoperdon epiphyllum' Linnaeus. Struggled with 'Fucus' this year; bad coast for sea plants. Details of Woodward's mineral specimens.
The 'Arundo ' in Earsham wood, [Norfolk], is the 'A. epigeios'; requests specimens. Has the true 'Arundo calamagrostis'. Asks Woodward and [John] Pitchford to fulfill the list of desiderata he sent Pitchford for his friends.

Letter date: 28 Sep 1782
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 18.9
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Related MaterialFor Woodward's letter of 14 September 1782, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/18/4.