Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bingley, William
Sent from:
Wakefield, Yorkshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Sending specimens to [James] Sowerby for "English botany", plants and habitats: 'Saxifraga umbrosa', 'Carduus helenoides', 'Veronica hybrida', 'Polypodium viviparum', 'P. oreopteris', 'Hypericum pulchrum', 'Cochlearia danica', 'Samolus valerandi', 'Drosera rotundifolia', and 'Drosera longifolia'. Mr Atkinson of Dalton to send 'Geranium lancastriente', 'Artemisea maritima', 'Selinum palustre', 'Massica monensis', 'Inula helenium', 'Crithmum maritimum', and 'Papaver maritimum' of Withering. Shown habitats near Halifax, [Yorkshire], of 'Anemone apennina', 'Arbutus uva', and 'Andromeda polifolia'.
Now thinks the 'Saxifraga palmata' he sent last year is more likely 'S. hypnoides'; observations. Offers to send Craven and Lancashire specimens of 'Saxifraga umbrosa', 'S. aizoides', 'Arbutus uva-wisi', 'Polemonium caeruleum', 'Dryas octapetala', 'Pyrola rotundifolia', 'Sedum vellosum', 'Polygonum vivparum', 'Melampyrum sylvaticum', 'Centunculus minimus', 'Drotera longifolia', 'Veronica hybrida', and 'Satyrium albidum'.
Thanks for Linnean Society application certificate. Desirous of seeing Smith's "Flora Britannica" before he publishes account of his Welsh Tour, as he wishes to insert list of habitats of rare Cambrian plants as useful tool for young botanists making same tour.
Letter date:
18 Aug 1799
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.142
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
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| UNSPECIFIED | Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London.
Bingley, W, (1800). "A Tour round North Wales performed during the Summer of 1798 ..." London : E. Williams; not available in Linnean Society Library, available in British Library. |
| UNSPECIFIED | 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. |
| UNSPECIFIED | N.B. Letter GB-110/JES/COR/20/89 is out of sequence with those around it (GB-110/JES/COR/20/88 to GB-110/JES/COR/20/92) due to an incorrect date on the letter, which should read 1801 rather than 1800. Chronologically this letter should be placed between GB-110/JES/COR/20/91 and GB-110/JES/COR/20/92. |
