Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
London
To:
Woodward, Thomas Jenkinson
Sent to location:
Bungay, Suffolk
Summary:
Confirms that Woodward's specimen of 'Orobanche' is Linnaeus' 'O. ramosa'. Cannot currently procure any of the plants Woodward requested and Leers' "Flora" not currently available in London. Returns the two 'Potamogeton' specimens with notes. 'Alopecurus ventricosus' of [William] Hudson is 'Milium lendigerum' Linnaeus; no specimen in Linnaean herbarium, but a specimen of same called 'Agrostis australis'; 'M. lendigerum' should be erased from Linnaeus' works. Comments on Woodward's specimens by comparison with Linnaeus, and other plants', including: 'Bromus secalinus', 'B. arvensis', 'B. erectus' of Hudson cannot be 'B. racemosus' of Linnaeus, has the specimen of 'Festuca avenacea' sent by Hudson to Linnaeus, 'Festuca repens', 'Carex limosa', 'Brassica muralis' is 'Sisymbrium catholicum', sends seeds of true 'Sisymbrium murale' from Chelsea [Physic] Garden.
Lately found history of his Chinese books and carved rhinoceros' horn in ["Amoenitates academicae"] vol 4. Glad Woodward likes the 'Oleum cajeput' but recommends camphor for cabinets. Not leaving for his tour of Europe until after seeing Sir Joseph Banks.
Letter date:
24 Oct 1785
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
18.45
Additional Information:
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| Related Material | For Woodward's letter of 12 October 1785, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/18/22. For Woodward's reply of 26 December 1785, see JES/COR/18/24.
Leers, J D, (1775). "Flora Herbornensis exhibens plantas circa Herbornam Nassoviorum crescentes... cum descriptionibus rariorum in primis graminum..." Herborna Nassoviorum: [privately].
Linnaeus, C, and Schreber, J C D (ed.), (1785). "Amoenitates academicae; seu dissertationes variae, physicae, medicae, botanicae, antehac seorsim editae, nunc collectae et auctae cum tabulis aeneis. Volumen nonum." Erlangae: Sumtu Jo. Jacobi Palm. |
