Francis Buchanan, Leny, [Callander, Stirling], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/2/118
Title Francis Buchanan, Leny, [Callander, Stirling], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, London
Letter date 16 Nov 1783
Author(s) Francis Hamilton 1762-1829
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/2/118 from Francis Buchanan, Leny, [Callander, Stirling], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, London (16 November 1783)

Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/118 from Francis Buchanan, Leny, [Callander, Stirling], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, London (16 November 1783) Close

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Item Type: Document
From: Hamilton, Francis
Sent from: Leny, Callander, Stirling
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

His botanising is limited to the "rude mountains" of his locale and mists have made the season unfavourable to Highland botanists. Will pass through London on his way to East Indies this summer. Studying Persian in Edinburgh in a month; intends to send Smith "some small fruit of [his] botanical labours". Hopes Smith has received a copy of his thesis. Smith's opinion of 'Lichen gelidus' well founded; hopes to send specimens but difficult to procure. The moss he thought to be a 'Splachnum' may be 'Bryum capsulis nutantibus' and the 'Lichen caeruleo-nigricans' appears doubtful, believes it may be a variety of 'Lichen calcarius'. Sending specimens of [William] Hudson's 'Helvella plana' and a similar fungus. Will give Smith the [Robert] Morison book before leaving for the Indies.

Letter date: 16 Nov 1783
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 2.195
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Finding AidsDawson, 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 MaterialHudson, W, (1762). "Flora Anglica", Londinum: [privately].
AdditionalSmith replied 10 Jan [1784]
CopiesTranscript available from Linnean Society Library.