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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/1/5
Title
Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
11 May 1802
Author(s)
Charles Abbot 1761-1817
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/5 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (11 May 1802)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Abbot, Charles
Sent from:
Bedford, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
'Salix russelliana', in the opinion of Abbot and [John Russell, 6th] Duke of Bedford, is not a native of Bedfordshire. Notes on its habitat and "quickness of growth", is known to agriculturists as "Leicestershire" or "Dishley willow". Hopes that Smith's health will have improved following his six weeks in Liverpool.
Letter date:
11 May 1802
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.9
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. |
| Related Material | For further discussion of 'Salix russelliana' see letters JES/COR/1/4; JES/COR/1/7; JES/COR/2/18; JES/COR/2/23; JES/COR/2/24. |
