Aylmer Bourke Lambert to Sir James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/6/95
Title Aylmer Bourke Lambert to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date 21 Jan 1825
Author(s) Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/6/95 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert to Sir James Edward Smith (21 January 1825)

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

Thanks for turkey. Compliments Smith on new part of "Flora Graeca" especially 'Dianthi' ['Dianthus'?]. [Samuel Goodenough] and himself agree with Smith on [Robert] Brown, who is making up his mind on an unspecified subject. Asks after Smith's "intersting "Flora"". Received letter from [Alexander von] Humboldt who is working on his "Geography of Plants" and complains of [Aimé] Bonpland having taken specimens. Has just obtained first part of a "Flora of Brazil".

Letter date: 21 Jan 1825
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 6.183
Additional Information:
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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. Smith, J E, Hooker, W J, Berkeley, M, (1824-1828). "The English flora", London: Longman.