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GB-110/JES/COR/8/72
Title
Richard Pulteney, [Blandford, Dorset], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
13 May 1792
Author(s)
Richard Pulteney 1730-1801
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/8/72 from Richard Pulteney, [Blandford, Dorset], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (13 May 1792)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Pulteney, Richard
Sent from:
Blandford, Dorset
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks for "Flora Lapponica" and [Olof] Swartz' "Prodromus", has since acquired his "Observations". Fears everything in France will stop except bloodshed [France went to war with Austria in April 1792], wishes L'Héritier was in England. Wants to delay purchasing [Antonio] Cavanilles' "Monadelphiae" for its 'Gerania' content as L'Héritier is also publishing on same. Encloses specimen of 'Anemone nemorosa', following erroneous identification as 'Polypodium trifoliatum' by Mr Burrel in last "Gentleman's Magazine", has observed that the "appearances" on the underleaf are not insect eggs but fungi of 'Peziza' genus, asks Smith to examine and propose names.
Specimen of 'Anemone nemorosa'.
Letter date:
13 May 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
8.139
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, and Smith, J E, (1792). "Flora Lapponica" London: B. White & Son. Swartz, O, (1788). "Nova genera & species plantarum seu prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam occidentalem... 1783-87 digessit Olof Swartz." Holmia: Swederi. Swartz, O, (1791). "Observationes botanicae quibus plantae Indiae occidentalis aliaeque systematis vegetabilium ed. XIV illustrantur earumque characteres passim emendantur..." Erlanga: Palmus. Cavanilles, A J, (1785-1790). "Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem." Matritum: Typographia Regia. L'Hértier de Brutelle, C L, (1787-1788). "Geraniologia, seu Erodii, Pelargonii, Geranii, Monsoniae et Grieli: historia iconibus illustrata. Parisii: Typis Didot. Pulteney, R. 'History and description of a minute epiphyllous Lycoperdon, growing on the leaves of the Anemone nemorosa'. Read 5 Jun 1792. |
| Additional | Smith replied 14 [May 1792] |
