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GB-110/JES/COR/20/2
Title
Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
7 Mar 1801
Author(s)
Charles Abbot 1761-1817
Number of Pages
5
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/2 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (7 March 1801)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Abbot, Charles
Sent from:
Bedford, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sending 'Phascum' specimens; his method for keeping them. Finds that most botanists have confounded 'P. multicapsulare', 'P. aphyllum', and 'P. stoloniferum' under 'P. acaulon'; observations.
Sends 'Bryum canceolatum' by request, also 'P. muticum', 'P. acaulon', 'P. bryoides', 'Lichen narius' of Hoffmann, 'L. punctiformis', 'P. curviocollum'; a "singular production", 'P. scandens'.
Letter date:
7 Mar 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.4
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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 14 [Mar 1801] |
