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GB-110/JES/GD/25
Title
George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland
Letter date
28 Aug 1809
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/GD/25 from George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland (28 August 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/GD/25 from George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland (28 August 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Forfar, Forfarshire
To:
Goodenough, Samuel
Sent to location:
Carlisle, Cumberland
Summary:
Numbered observations on enclosed specimens: 1. an 'Agrostis', discovered on beach in Angushire in 1807 with 'Equisetum variegatum' [Goodenough annotation: "can this be a variety of 'Agrostis setacea'? S.C."]; 2. a 'Saxifraga' same as no. 8 in letter he sent 3 April 1809; 3. a 'Scleranthus'; 4. a 'Scleranthus annuus'; 5. a new 'Anthemis' proposes name 'A. bicolor'; 6. another new 'Anthemis' proposes name 'A. tricolor'. Hopes to hear from Goodenough soon, asks him to forward this letter to Dr [James Edward] Smith [address label to Smith at Norwich, 3 September 1809].
Letter date:
28 Aug 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 24
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
