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GB-110/JES/COR/14/5 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (24 April 1789)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/14/5 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (24 April 1789) Close
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Letter is written around two botanical plates.
[Jacques] Dorthes of Montpellier, [France], an excellent correspondent for Davall. Proposing [Dominique] Villars a FMLS on strength of his book and has initiated correspondence. [Jean Louis Antoine] Reynier's [(1762-1824), botanist] "impertinent" to think Davall should write a continuation of his "silly Memoirs". Requests specimen of 'Carex tomentosa'. Discusses observations on 'Chenopodium polyspermum' in Davall's last letter, thinks a discovery has been made. Requests specimen of Leers' 'Hypericum dubium' to compare against his '[Hypericum] perfoliatum'.
The King [George III (1738-1820)] went "in great state" to St Paul's cathedral yesterday to give thanks for his recovery. Kew catalogue nearly complete, as is his own "[Plantarum] Icones" and "Rudbeck[ianae]". Beginning short course of botanical lectures on 5th May; [William] Curtis now too rich to lecture. Has fruits of Sir Joseph Banks to send [Jacob] Wyttenbach. Davall's 'Draba saxatilis' should be called 'Draba stellata' as published by [Nikolaus] Jacquin in "Enumeratio" pp.113 and 256. Lord Gainsborough [Henry Noel] elected Honorary Member at Linnean Society anniversary meeting. Swiss plants much esteemed in England; Forsyth has lately brought over a large collection. [Jonas] Dryander has ensured a 'Smithia sensitivia' will be in Kew catalogue. L'Heritier has acted "shabbily" by dating his monograph on 'Columniferae' 1785 so as to appear as though written before [Antonio José] Cavanille's book on same, they are having a dispute in "Journal de Paris"; Dryander openly attacks L'Heritier as "one of the most sneaking unprincipled of men".
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Davall replied 5 May [1789] |
| 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 | For Davall's letter of 24 February 1789, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/4. For Davall's reply of 5 May 1789, see JES/COR/14/6. Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English Botany" London. Villars, D, (1786-1789). "Histoire des plantes de Dauphine..." Grenoble: [privately]. Reynier, L, and Struve, (1788). "Memoires pour servir a 1'histoire physique et naturelle de la Suisse. Rediges par M. Reynier... et par M. Struve..." Lausanne: Mourer. Aiton, W, (1789). "Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew..." London: Printed for George Nicol. Smith, J E, and Linnaeus, C, (1789-1791). "Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae, plerumque ad plantas in herbario Linnaeo conservatas delineatae." Londini: Impensis Benj. White et Filii. Rudbeck, O T E, Smith, J E (ed.), et al, (1789). "Reliquiae rudbeckianae, sive camporum elysiorum libri primi, olim Olao Rudbeckio patre et filio, Upsaliae anno 1702 editi quae supersunt, adjectis nominibus Linnaeanis ..." Londini: Imprensis Editoris. Jacquin, N J v, (1760). "Enumeratio systematica Plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut jam cognitas emendavit." Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Theodorum Haak. Jacquin, N J v, (1762). "Enumeratio stirpium plerarumque, quae sponte crescunt in agro Vindobonensi, montibusque confinibus. Accedunt observationum centuria et Appendix de paucis exoticis..." Vindobona: Kraus. |
