James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall and Henriette Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/14/25
Title James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall and Henriette Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland]
Letter date 28 Sep 1790
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/14/25 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall and Henriette Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (28 September 1790)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: London
To: Davall, Edmund
Sent to location: Orbe, Switzerland
Summary:

Smith writes to Edmund Davall: Glad Davall's health is better; warns him not to fatigue himself with botanical pursuits. Charmed with letter from Davall's wife. Responds to Davall's letter of 27 April: pleased with the 'Lichen cucullatus', thinks 'Stellaria biflora' correct, Davall should publish 'Phytenma' if he thinks it new, his "Systema Vegetabilium" ["English Botany"] not out before March. Responds to Davall's letters [of 29 June and 14 September 1790]: thanks for trouble he took over 'Satyrium repens'; recovered from his cold; Davall should pay Sowerby when he can, although they both have little money having "drained their purses" to bring out their "great work without being under the thumbs of booksellers"; warns Davall not to lend his plates to [Jacob] Wyttenbach and [Albrecht von] Haller [(1758-1823)] [for their new edition of the elder Haller's "Icones plantarum Helvetiae"]; Davall should concentrate on completing his book and he can reserve new plants and observations for a second edition; responds to points on 'Hypericum', 'Arenaria grandiflora' and 'Arenaria triflora'; thought Bauhin's 'Arenaria laricifolia' was 'Arenaria striata', though Davall may be right to think it 'Arenaria liniflora'; assents to Davall's new 'Cerinthe'; 'Allium senescens'; agrees with Davall on 'Salsola prostiata' and 'Euphorbia gerardiana'; confusion over 'Crepis virens' and 'Lapsana capillaris'.
Smith writes to Henriette Davall, in French: [description to follow].

Letter date: 28 Sep 1790
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 14.58
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, p.37.
Related MaterialFor Edmund Davall's letters of 27 April 1790 and 14 September 1790, to both of which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/19 and JES/COR/14/23 respectively. For Henriette Davall's letter of 9 September 1790, to which this is also a reply, see JES/COR/14/24. For Davall's reply of 12 November 1790, see JES/COR/14/26. Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English Botany" London. Haller, A v, (1795). "Icones plantarum Helvetiae, ex ipsius historia stirpium Helveticarum denuo recusae... Additis notis editoris (Jac[ob] Sam[uel] Wyttenbach)." Berna: Societas Typographica.
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.