Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Woodward, Thomas Jenkinson
Sent from:
Bungay, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Paris, France
Summary:
Heard of Smith's arrival in Paris, agreeable tour to Mount Cenis, and travels in the Alps; discusses Saussure's "Voyage dans les Alps"; thanks for promise of Alpine specimens to complete English series. Will show [James] Pitchford Smith's account of 'Malampyrum sylvaticum', though is convinced the other is 'M. pratense'; infallibility of [John] Ray and [William] Hudson. [James] Crowe found 3 specimens of 'Ophyrs loeselii' on St Faith's bogs, [William] Sole found them near Cambridge, roots sent to [William] Curtis and [James] Dickson.
Difficulties of Dickson's new Scottish botanical discoveries. Keen to learn more about 'Fucus', at Cromer, [Norfolk], saw 'Ulva plumosa', 'Ulva fistulosa', and 'Fucus verracosa'; observations. Discusses acquisition of books: Leers' "Flora", Retzius' fasciculus, and Bulliard's plates ["Histoire des champignons" (1791-1812)].
Letter date:
11 Oct 1787
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
18.59
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
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| Related Material | Leers, J D, (1775). "Flora Herbornensis exhibens plantas circa Herbornam Nassoviorum crescentes... cum descriptionibus rariorum in primis graminum..." Herborna Nassoviorum: [privately].
Retzius, A J, and Konig, J G, (1779-1791). "Observationes botanicae... quibus accedunt Ioannis Gerhardi Koenig... Descriptiones Monandrarum et Epidendrorum in India Orientali factae..." Lipsia: Crusius.
Bulliard, P, (1791-1812). "Histoire des champignons de la France ou trait‚ ‚l‚mentaire... Par... Bulliard (et [�tienne Pierre] Ventenat...)..." Paris: [privately]. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, p.273. |
