Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Thunberg, Carl Peter
Sent from:
Uppsala, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's letter and the promise of an ongoing correspondence. Will try and send some Indian and Cape [of Good Hope] plants for Smith's herbarium; enclosing a catalogue of his plants for Smith to select from. Many people will be pleased Smith has the Linnaean collections as he is making them available to scientists. New edition of "Systema vegetabilium" has corrected errors in previous edition.
Studying the plants of the Cape [of Good Hope] for publication; his concerns for the work and figures. Intends to send paper "The botanical history of the genus Dillenia" for "Linnean Transactions" once he has an accurate address for Smith. Recently received Jussieu's "Ordines naturales"; thinks the genera extremely complicated; he always strives to keep natural genera together, lists examples.
Letter date:
3 Sep 1790
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
10.46
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 | Thunberg, C P, (1794-1800). "Prodromus plantarum Capensium, quas, in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772-75, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg." Upsalia: [printer:] Edman.
Thunberg, C P, (n.d.). The botanical history of the genus Dillenia with the addition of several nondescript species. Read 7/12/1790. With 3 pen and ink drawings.
Thunberg, C P, 'The Botanical History of the Genus Dillenia, with an Addition of several nondescript Species', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1791 1(1), pp.198-201.
Jussieu, A L d, (1789). "Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita, juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam, anno 1774." Parisii: Herissant. |
| Additional | Smith replied 7 Mar 1791 |
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
