Olof Swartz, Stockholm, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/9/92
Title Olof Swartz, Stockholm, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk
Letter date 4 Nov 1801
Author(s) Olof Peter Swartz 1760-1818
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/9/92 from Olof Swartz, Stockholm, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk (4 November 1801)

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Item Type: Document
From: Swartz, Olof Peter
Sent from: Stockholm, Sweden
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Relief that the tension between Britain and Sweden has abated. Two parcels sent, the first contains: lichens from [Erik] Acharius; a second paper on 'Orchidea' inserted in a volume of transactions of [Swedish] Academy [of Sciences], in between the leaves of which he has inserted specimens of mostly new 'Carex' provided by [Georg] Wahlenberg [(1780-1851)]; specimens of 'Musci frondosi'; and copy of "Dispositio systematica muscorum frondosorum Sveciae". The second parcel contains: first two volumes of "Flora Indiae occidentalis"; [Carl Peter] Thunberg's "Icones pl. Japonicarum"; first 13 plates from "Icones plant. ind. occid."; and packs of West Indies grasses.
Asks if Smith knows 'Festuca arundinacea', it is almost a fascimile of 'Poa aquatica', and 'Arundo stricta'. Wahlenberg has gathered many plants from northern Lapland and also discovered a new 'Arenaria (sulcata)' and a 'Myosotis (related to virginica)', will send them next time. Wahlenberg is working on a "synopsis 'Caricum'" and planning another trip as far north as Nordcap. Asks Smith's opinion of his work on 'Orchidea', explains some of his observations, the papers are published in transactions of [Swedish] Academy [of Sciences]. He has also "laboured through" the ferns, the paper is published in [Heinrich Adolph] Schrader's "Journal [of Botany]". Asks Smith's opinion of [Christaan Hendrik] Persoon's "Synopsis fungorum", and if [Johann] Hedwig's posthumous "Species muscorum" and "Icones filicum" have appeared in England.

Letter date: 4 Nov 1801
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 9.176
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 19 Feb 1802
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 MaterialFor further discussion of Wahlenberg's expedition, see JES/COR/9/93; JES/COR/9/94; JES/COR/9/95; JES/COR/9/96; JES/COR/9/99. Swartz, O, (1799). "Dispositio systematica muscorum frondosorum Sveciae. Adiectis descriptionibus et iconibus novarum specierum." Erlanga: Palm. Swartz, O, (1797-1806). "Flora Indiae occidentalis aucta atque illustrata sive descriptiones plantarum in prodromo recensitarum." Erlanga: Palm. Thunberg, C P, (1794-1805). "Icones plantarum japonicarum, quas in insulis japonicis annis 1775 et 1776 collegit et descripsit." Upsaliae: Edman. Swartz, O, (1794). "Icones plantarum incognitarum quas in India occidentali ... Fasciculus I." Erlangae: Palm. Persoon, C H, (1801). "Synopsis methodica fungorum ..." Gottinga: Dieterich. Hedwig, J, (1801). "Species muscorum frondosorum discriptae et ... illustratae; opus posthumum editum a [Christian] F[riedrich] Schwaegrichen." Lipsia: Barthus. Hediwg, J, (1799). "Filicum genera et species recentiori methodo accomodatad analytice descriptae a ... Iconibusque ad naturam pictis illustratae a Romano Adolpho filio ..." Lipsiae: Impensis Bibliopolii Schaeferiani.