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GB-110/JES/COR/21/12
Title
William Borrer, Henfield, [Sussex], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
27 Oct 1826
Author(s)
William Borrer 1781-1862
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/21/12 from William Borrer, Henfield, [Sussex], to Sir James Edward Smith (27 October 1826)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/21/12 from William Borrer, Henfield, [Sussex], to Sir James Edward Smith (27 October 1826) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Borrer, William
Sent from:
Henfield, Sussex
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sends specimens of willows ['Salix'] in leaf he previously sent in flower. Recommends forgetting names quoted from Mertens, who named them in his garden without reference to specimens or books, particularly unsure on 'S. tetrapla'. Forster's opinion of 'S. wulfeniana' derived from foreign specimen.
Letter date:
27 Oct 1826
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21.29
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. |
