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GB-110/JES/COR/14/18 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (25 April 1790)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/14/18 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (25 April 1790) Close
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Numbered observations on some of the plants Davall sent him. Lady Rockingham has been ill but now recovered. Intends to bring out "Syst. Veg." next winter followed by "Obs[ervationes] Bot[anicae]". Warns Davall not to be cheated by [Albrecht von] Haller [(1758-1823)] and [Jacob] Wyttenbach and to bring out his book as soon as possible, approves of title "Illustrationes Hallerianae". Received Davall's box sent via [Charles St Clair, 13th] Lord Sinclair [(1768-1863)]; thanks for 'Lichen cucullatus', forwarded parcel to [William] Curtis. Spoke to [James] Sowerby about copying 'Protea mellifera'. '[Tussilago] paradoxa' called 'Tussilago spuria' of [Anders Jahan] Retzius [(1742-1821)]. His 'Senecio nemorensis' has "eight or nine rays". Knows no good figure of 'Carex saxatilis'.
Flattered that Davall should wish him to be godfather to his child but could not promise to bring it up in the Church of England as he finds it too close to popery and "believes no nonsense under the specious name of mystery"; explains his own religious beliefs.
| Note type | Note |
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| 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 letters of 24 November 1789, 25/19 January 1790, and 27 February 1790 with systematic list of specimens sent, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/12, JES/COR/14/13 and JES/COR/14/14, respectively. For Davall's remarks on Smith's comments, see Davall's letter of 29 June 1790, JES/COR/14/21. Linnaeus, C, and Murray, J A (ed.), (1774). "Systema vegetabilium secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum charcteribus et differentiis." Gottingae et Gothae: Typis et Impensis Jo. Christ. Dieterich, 13th ed. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.31-33. |
