John Hawkins, Bignor Park, near Petworth, [Sussex], to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Banks', Soho Square, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/5/36
Title John Hawkins, Bignor Park, near Petworth, [Sussex], to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Banks', Soho Square, London
Letter date 16 Apr [1808]
Author(s) John Hawkins 1761-1841
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/5/36 from John Hawkins, Bignor Park, near Petworth, [Sussex], to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Banks', Soho Square, London (16 April 1808)

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Item Type: Document
From: Hawkins, John
Sent from: Petworth, Sussex
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Residing at Bignor Park, former home of Charlotte Smith, "whose little poems on subjects of natural history must have engaged your attention", purchased from her sister [Catherine Ann] Dorset [(d 1816) children's author]. Pleased to hear of imminent publication of "Flora Graeca Prodromus" and satisfied with second part of first volume of "Flora Graeca" which is free from the errors in the first part. In reference to 'Briza elatior' clarifies use of Greek "or" instead of Latin "in" in forming names. Cautions Smith in use of Sommarera as a source for names as the vulgar modern Greek names are so "barbarous" that some are shamed into using names taken from Matthiolus [Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577)] and others and passing them off as the real names, although they are not strictly neo-grecian. List of Greek plant names [with Hawkins' corrections and comments].

Letter date: 16 Apr [1808]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 5.66
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.
Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.568-569.
Related MaterialSibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. Sibthorp, J and Smith, J E, (1806-1813). "Florae Graecae prodromus" Londinum: [printer:] Taylor.