Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
To:
Davall, Edmund
Sent to location:
Orbe, Switzerland
Summary:
Continues his numbered comments on plants in Davall's packet of July 1791: 'Salix incubacea', 'Dianthus carthusianorum', 'Dianthus virgineus' [Nikolaus von] Jacquin "Florae Austriacae" vol 5 t 15 also 'Dianthus rupestris', 'Arenaria dianthoides', 'Dianthus diminutus', 'Arabis bellidifolia', 'Arabis hispidia' "Hortus Kewensis", error in 'Arabis hispida' "Systema Vegetabilum" ed 14, 'Turritis hirsuta', 'Turritis alpina', 'Cheiranthus erysimoides', 'Cheiranthus fruticulosus', 'Rannunculus gramineus', 'Arenaria pubescens', 'Cynoglossum'. Transcribes extract from his fern paper on genus 'Davallia', observations and species. Puzzled by 'Thlaspi', fears he told Davall wrong about his C in parcel of 1791, and that it is 'perfoliatum'; intends to tackle this genus after 'Arenaria'.
His "Sketch of a Tour on the Continent" taking much of his time. Responds to Davall's letter of 11 January 1793: agrees with Davall on the French character; has communications with the Queen on plants; thinks he will soon be able to live by his own means; thanks Davall for recommending him to the Duchess of Devonshire [Georgiana Cavendish (1757-1806)].
Thinks Lady Rockingham is "too much a slave to her servants" and does not like her gardener, Greg. Will send plants for Davall from Botany Bay by Mr Mandrot. Not yet started on [Horace Bénédict] de Saussure's [(1740-1799)] lichens. Received encouraging letter from [Adam] Afzelius and François [Borone] in Sierra Leone; account of violence reported in Berne Gazette was probably occassioned by disturbance at Bulam. Glad to give 'Linum tenuifolium' to English botanists as they considered it an English plant. Aims to write six printing pages of his "Tour" every day. Hopes to get Davall a Dillenius ["Historia muscorum" (1741)] for about £10.
Letter date:
26 Feb 1793
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
14.14
Additional Information:
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 letter of 11 January 1793, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/55. For Davall's reply of 5 April 1793, see JES/COR/14/57.For Smith's previous comments on plants sent 22 July 1791, JES/COR/14/38, see letter 9 November 1792, JES/COR/14/54.
Smith, J E, (1793). "A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787", London: the author.
Jacquin, N J F v, (1773-1778). "Florae Austriacae, sive plantarum selectarum in Austriae Archiducatu sponte crescentium, icones..." Viennae Austriae: [printer:] Kaliwoda.
Linnaeus, C, and Murray, J A, (1774). "Caroli a Linne equitis systema vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species cum characteribus et differentiis editio decima quarta ... curante Jo. Andrea Murray ..." Gottingae et Gothae: Typis et Impensis Jo. Christ. Dieterich, 14th ed.
Aiton, W, (1789). "Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew..." London: Printed for George Nicol.
Dillenius, J J, (1741). "Historia muscorum in qua species veteres et novae ad sua genera describuntur et iconibus genuinis illustra u: cum appendice et indice synonymorum." Oxonii: e Theatro Sheldoniano. |
Additional | Davall replied 5 Apr [1793] |