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GB-110/JES/GD/34
Title
George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland
Letter date
16 Aug 1810
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/GD/34 from George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland (16 August 1810)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/GD/34 from George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, Cumberland (16 August 1810) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Forfar, Forfarshire
To:
Goodenough, Samuel
Sent to location:
Carlisle, Cumberland
Summary:
Had a successful botanical excursion to Ben Lawers, though was sorry to just miss [William] Borrer.
Encloses lichens and mosses. Numbered remarks on enclosed specimens: 1. 'Carex ustulata' of Wahlenberg; 2. 'Erioparum gracile' of "Annals of Botany"; 3. 'Cerastium' proposes name 'nivalis'; remarks on 'Festuca' he sent in last letter; 4. 'Dicranum longifolium'; 5. 'Gymnostomum luteolum'.
Intends to visit mountains of Clova soon. 'Andromeda caeruleo' has been found in Scotland, though not by himself.
Letter date:
16 Aug 1810
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 33
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
