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GB-110/JES/COR/2/144
Title
Francis Hamilton, Leny, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
8 Sep 1820
Author(s)
Francis Hamilton 1762-1829
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/144 from Francis Hamilton, Leny, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith (8 September 1820)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/144 from Francis Hamilton, Leny, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith (8 September 1820) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Hamilton, Francis
Sent from:
Leny, Stirling
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 26 August. Shall proceed with the commentary on the "Hortus Malabaricus", has started arranging the specimens and written a preface giving an account of his journeys in India but feels that the commentary will be of considerable length. Perplexed by a 'Boerhavia' which he previously thought a 'Valeriana chinensis', asks Smith to consult his Mysore specimens for a 'Boerharvia elata' so as to see if a mistake was made. Has found two species of Aspidium, one is 'Aspidium dilatatum' and the other he previously thought to be 'Felix femina' but now cannot identify despite consulting "Flora Britannica", sending specimens. Sorry to hear of [Robert] Brown's difficulties at the British Museum.
Letter date:
8 Sep 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.244
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | Transcript available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Related Material | For further disucssion of the Hortus Malabaricus and Herbarium Ambionense commentaries see JES/COR/2/143; JES/COR/2/145-148; and Mabberley, D J, Hamilton, F, 'Francis Hamilton's Commentaries with Particular Reference to Meliaceae', "Taxon", 1977 26(5/6), pp.523-540; please note not available from Linnean Society Library. Hamilton, F, 'A Commentary on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part I', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1822 13(2), pp.474-560. Hamilton, F, 'A Commentary on the Second Part of the Hortus Malabaricus', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1824 14(2), pp.171-312. Hamilton, F, 'A Commentary on the Third Part of the Hortus Malabaricus', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1827 15(1), pp.78-152. Hamilton, F, 'A Commentary on the Fourth Part of the Hortus Malabaricus', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1835 17(2), pp.147-252. Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| 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. |
