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GB-110/JES/COR/9/86
Title
Olof Swartz, Stockholm, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
10 Sep 1795
Author(s)
Olof Peter Swartz 1760-1818
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/86 from Olof Swartz, Stockholm, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith (10 September 1795)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Swartz, Olof Peter
Sent from:
Stockholm, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Large parcel for Smith, including: West Indies plants, mostly those mentioned in his "Prodromus"; six parts of the "Acta Holm" of the [Swedish] Academy [of Sciences], the first part includes Smith's paper on 'Sprengelia', plus a silver jetton, and the new lichens described in the transactions; and 'Lichen deustus' and 'Lichen polyrrhizos' for Smith's opinion. Believes they should only search for the lichens of Dillenius, even Linnaeus considered lichens to be the "crux botanicorum". Has heard that the New Holland [Australia] colony is progressing well, asks if Smith has received the lichens, ferns, mosses and algae he sent from there.
Letter date:
10 Sep 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.162
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 17 Apr 1796 |
| 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 | 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. |
