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GB-110/JES/COR/4/104
Title
Robert Forby, Fincham, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
1 Jul 1822
Author(s)
Robert Forby 1759-1825
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/104 from Robert Forby, Fincham, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (1 July 1822)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/4/104 from Robert Forby, Fincham, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (1 July 1822) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Forby, Robert
Sent from:
Fincham, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sending a species of 'Hyoscyamus' for Smith to examine. Makes observations of his own, believing it may be variety of 'Hyoscyamus niger' found by [John] Martyn [(1699-1768) botanist] in 1729 and not noticed since by any English writer. Comments on it being found outside Paris by Tournefort, abortive attempts to grow it in gardens, and location the specimen was collected from.
Letter date:
1 Jul 1822
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.178
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 8 [Jul 1822] |
| 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. |
