Item data
Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/23/49
Title
Thomas Lamb, Newbury, [Berkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
12 Aug 1813
Author(s)
Thomas Lamb 1764-1828
Number of Pages
4
See full metadata
See comments
Collection home page
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit Item |
GB-110/JES/COR/23/49 from Thomas Lamb, Newbury, [Berkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 August 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/49 from Thomas Lamb, Newbury, [Berkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 August 1813) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Lamb, Thomas
Sent from:
Newbury, Berkshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Found 'Aristolochia clematitis' in flower at Oxford Botanic Garden, discussion with gardener, notes on enclosed specimen [extant]; found 'Tipula plumicornis' in some of the flowers. Wishes Smith success in his application for botanic chair at Cambridge [University]. Concerned at reports of death of Revd Hornsted. Met Dr [George] Williams, Oxford Professor of Botany, at the Oxford garden. His commitment to natural history; has named his recently born daughter "Linnaea".
Specimen of 'Aristolochia clematitis'.
Letter date:
12 Aug 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.108
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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 9 Sep [1813] |
