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GB-110/JES/COR/20/7
Title
Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
29 Jun 1802
Author(s)
Charles Abbot 1761-1817
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/7 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (29 June 1802)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/7 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (29 June 1802) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Abbot, Charles
Sent from:
Bedford, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Account of plants collected on his journey to Oxfordshire, including habitats, sent specimens to [James] Sowerby; 'Juniperus communis', 'Rumex sanguineus', 'R. venis', 'R. rubris', 'Festuca bromoides', 'Sisymbrium irio', 'Tordylium maximum', 'Asplenium ceterach', 'Carex inflata', 'Asarum europaeum' never seen wild old habitat of [John] Ray at Cheverill's Green near Dunstable is lost, 'Geranium nodosum'. Provided for 7 'Papilio iris' larvae which travelled with him. Since returning has also sent 'Oxalis corniculata', naturalised in woods behind Oakley House from Stratton Park, Hampshire. Honored by Smith's classing him amongst his friends in "Linnean Transactions" vol 6 'Salix' paper.
Letter date:
29 Jun 1802
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.13
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. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, 'Remarks on some British Species of Salix', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1802 6(1), pp.110-124. |
| Additional | Smith replied 8 Sep [1802] |
