Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/6/89
Title Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date 27 Feb 1817
Author(s) Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/6/89 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (27 February 1817)

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

Looking forward to reading Smith's "Life of Tournefort" [probably for Rees' "Cyclopedia"]. Has a full grown specimen of the 'Myrospermum' Smith mentions in the new fascicle of "Flora Graeca". Also has specimen of 'Passiflora tiliifolia' which Smith mentions in the "Encyclopedia" [Abraham Rees' "Cyclopedia"]. Believes the current "rage for publishing plants according to natural families, like the present situation of the Crown Prince of Sweden" is due to "two of the very few remaining effects of a French Revolution".

Letter date: 27 Feb 1817
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 6.17
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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.
Related MaterialSibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown.