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GB-110/JES/COR/15/2
Title
Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
24 Dec 1797
Author(s)
Sir Thomas, 6th baronet Frankland 1750-1831
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/15/2 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith (24 December 1797)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/15/2 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith (24 December 1797) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Frankland, Sir Thomas
Sent from:
Thirkleby, Yorkshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Cannot find any of the 'Bromus' he suspects is 'B. squarrosus' but encloses coloured drawing made by his sister [extant]. Encloses the grass [not extant] he previously mentioned to Smith, small sketch in ink illustrating a point about its growing, it differs from 'Poa rigida', [William] Curtis is growing it from a root from foot of St Vincent's Rock, [near Bristol].
Coloured drawing of plant [Smith has annotated: "'Bromus secalinus' JES"].
Letter date:
24 Dec 1797
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
15.3
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. |
