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GB-110/JES/COR/4/45
Title
Etienne Delessert, 58 Rue Coqueron, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
[10 Apr 1788]
Author(s)
Etienne [the younger] Delessert
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/45 from Etienne Delessert, 58 Rue Coqueron, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith (10 April 1788)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Delessert, Etienne [the younger]
Sent from:
Paris, France
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Hoping to send some dubious plants for identification. Dedicating himself to botany and the 'Cryptogamia' class, will send a list of desiderata to Smith. Requests any species of 'Hypnum'. Offers to send following plants found around Paris: 'Lobelia urens', 'Sison verticillatum', 'Phalaris oryzoides', 'Spergula sagimoides', 'Sium repens-jacquini', 'Buxbaumia foliosa', 'Jungermania multifida', and several lichens, 'Bryums', and 'Jungermanias'.
Letter date:
[10 Apr 1788]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.76
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 25 Jun [1788] |
| 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. |
