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GB-110/JES/GD/82
Title
George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to [James Edward Smith]
Letter date
14 Jul 1813
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/GD/82 from George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to [James Edward Smith] (14 July 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/GD/82 from George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to [James Edward Smith] (14 July 1813) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Forfar, Forfarshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Numbered observations on enclosed specimens: 1. a 'Galium' he previously sent in 1810 and would like to be called 'G. rigidum'; 2. 'Galium perfectum' of "Flora Britannica"; 3. a nondescript 'Rosa', proposes name 'R. incana'; 4. a nondescript 'Poa'; 5. a nondescript 'Poa'; 6. an 'Anthoxanthum', if new proposes name 'A. alpinum' or 'A. longifolium'; 7. a 'Prunella', larger than 'P. vulgaris'; 8. a 'Pyrithrum' or 'Anthemis'; 9. a 'Hieracium', proposes name 'pubescens'; 10. 'Senecio lividus'; 11. 'Rosa gallina', requests confirmation; 12. an 'Adoxa', asks if different from 'A. moschatellina'; 13. a 'Pyrola', proposes name 'P. alpina'.
Letter date:
14 Jul 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 79
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
