Sir Thomas Gage, Castel a Mare, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/5/2
Title Sir Thomas Gage, Castel a Mare, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 30 Jul 1820
Author(s) Sir Thomas, 7th baronet Gage 1781-1820
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/5/2 from Sir Thomas Gage, Castel a Mare, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (30 July 1820)

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Item Type: Document
From: Gage, Sir Thomas
Sent from: Castel a Mare, Sicily
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

The Prince de Butera, a Sicilian nobleman, desires to be an honorary member of the Linnean Society. Informed by the Prince of a good botanic garden at Palermo, Sicily, comments on complete disorder of Naples. Has not yet met [Michele] Tenore but he is publishing a "Crambe recota" of indiginous and foreign plants cultivated in his garden. Petayna, [Vincenzo ?] Stellati [(1780-1852)] and [Vincenzo ?] Briganti [(1766-1836)] are the only naturalists of note in his location and nothing is published. Has found 'Ophrys speculum' and 'Ophrys distoma' of Bivona. Recommends a "Flora of Rome" published by Sebastiani and Mauri. Difficulties of establishing botany; part of the garden at Farnesina has been given over for a botanic garden but not the means of putting it in order, when in England even Bury St Edmunds has one. Has collected around 2000 insects, comments on slow progress of entomology and implores [William] Kirby, [William] Spence [(c 1783-1860)], [Thomas] Marsham and McLane to rectify this. Laments death of Sir Joseph Banks. Feels secure "though living in the midst of a revolution" [failed 1820 movement against Bourbon government], comments on the "attention paid to public security".

Letter date: 30 Jul 1820
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 5.4
Additional Information:
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Related MaterialSebastiani, A, Mauri, E, (1818). "Florae Romanae prodromus exhibens centurias XII plantarum circa Romam et in Cisappenninis pontificiae ditionis provinciis sponte nascentium sexuali systemate digestas." Roma: Poggioli.
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.