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GB-110/JES/GD/69
Title
George Don, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, New Hummums, Covent Garden, [London]
Letter date
11 May 1806
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/GD/69 from George Don, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, New Hummums, Covent Garden, [London] (11 May 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/GD/69 from George Don, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, New Hummums, Covent Garden, [London] (11 May 1806) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Classes about to begin tomorrow so sending a few moss and plant specimens now, not expecting much time to do so in the summer. Observations on enclosed specimens: new 'Potentilla', proposes name 'P. alpina'; nondescript 'Saxifraga'; possible new 'Gymnostomum', proposes name 'G. martima'; new 'Dicranum' like 'D. pulvinatum'.
Observations on previoulsy sent 'Gymnostomum apocarpum', differences from 'G. ciliatum'. Also sends a 'Somemum'.
Letter date:
11 May 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 66
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
