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GB-110/JES/COR/7/49
Title
William George Maton, Salisbury, [Wiltshire], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
16 Oct 1794
Author(s)
William George Maton 1774-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/49 from William George Maton, Salisbury, [Wiltshire], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (16 October 1794)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Maton, William George
Sent from:
Salisbury, Wiltshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sending uncommon English plants for Linnean Society, hopes they will be useful for Smith's proposed "Flora Anglica". This summer toured Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall, describes habitats of plants found, including: 'Aster tripolium' at Portsmouth, Hampshire; 'Tamarix gallica' at St Michael's Mount, Cornwall; and 'Erica vagans' at Lizard, Cornwall, found with 'Ulex europaeus' and 'Erica cinerea'. Sends shells and paper on new species of 'Tellina'.
Letter date:
16 Oct 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.88
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Dawson, 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 Material | Maton, W G, 'On a Species of Tellina, not described by Linnaeus', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1797 3(1), pp.44-45. |
| Additional | Smith replied 25 Nov [1794] |
