Item data
Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/2/71
Title
John Bostock, Clayton Square, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
8 Jun 1801
Author(s)
John Bostock 1774-1846
Number of Pages
4
See full metadata
See comments
Collection home page
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit Item |
GB-110/JES/COR/2/71 from John Bostock, Clayton Square, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 June 1801)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/71 from John Bostock, Clayton Square, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 June 1801) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bostock, John
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Presents Smith with two "curious" plants. The first 'Oenothera biennis' discovered by John Sheppard [(c 1764-1836) first curator Liverpool Botanic Garden], a garden plant not acknowledged as a native, description and location of wild habitat growing alongside 'Cynoglossum officinale', 'Salix repens' and 'Carexes'. The second 'Saponaria anglica concava' first discovered in Northamptonshire by [John] Gerard [(d 1611) herbalist] but not found since that time, description of its habitat. Offers to send specimens to Smith for verification.
Letter date:
8 Jun 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.124
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 18 [Jun 1801] |
| 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. |
