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GB-110/JES/COR/20/116
Title
Francis Boott, Derby, [Derbyshire], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
21 Nov 1817
Author(s)
Francis Boott 1792-1863
Number of Pages
8
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/116 from Francis Boott, Derby, [Derbyshire], to Sir James Edward Smith (21 November 1817)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Boott, Francis
Sent from:
Derby, Derbyshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sends plants from New York and New Hampshire. Brief account of his journey through Nova Scotia to Boston, [Massachusetts]. Arrived back in Britain in August. Has a parcel of plants for Smith from [Jacob] Bigelow; new species of 'Orchis' nearly allied to 'O. fimbriata'; they are to write a "Flora of the Eastern States" together; preparations for the work. Observations on American plants, including: 'Viola parviflora', 'Viola clandestina', 'Claytonia spatulafolius', 'Erythronium', 'Silene'. Requests introduction to [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert so as to consult Pursh's herbarium, in Lambert's possession. Assistance received from [Robert] Brown and use of Sir Joseph Banks' library.
Letter date:
21 Nov 1817
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.193
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. |
