Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/6/24
Title Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 17 Jun 1801
Author(s) Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/6/24 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (17 June 1801)

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Item Type: Document
From: Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Thanks for loan of valuable book [unnamed]. A drawing of "the most beautiful plant in nature", the New South Wales lily 'Doranthus' ['Doryanthus'], drawn by [John William] Lewin [(1770-1819), naturalist and artist], was shown at Linnean Society. Spent three hours looking over only half of [John] Fraser's [(1750-1811)] collection of American plants. Fraser also brought two of [Alexander von] Humboldt's chests, with whom he went to Cuba. Fraser brought back specimens of 'Pinus palustres'. Asks Smith to delay sending willows. Asks Smith to write to [Alexander Macleay] and [Jonas] Dryander to get the lily in "the volume" [presumably "Linnean Transactions"]. Has specimens of 'Salix acuminata'.

Letter date: 17 Jun 1801
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 6.42
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.