John Brickell, Savannah, Georgia, to James Edward Smith, Soho Square, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/21/29
Title John Brickell, Savannah, Georgia, to James Edward Smith, Soho Square, London
Letter date 25 Oct 1800
Author(s) John Brickell 1749-1809
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/21/29 from John Brickell, Savannah, Georgia, to James Edward Smith, Soho Square, London (25 October 1800)

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Item Type: Document
From: Brickell, John
Sent from: Savannah, Georgia
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

As Smith takes pleasure in "promoting botanical researches" requests his assistance in obtaining best possible edition of Linnaeus' "Species Plantarum" from London. Sends specimens of 'Syena' in fruit, seeds of red-flowered 'Digitalis', and seeds of 'Bigonia crucigera'. He has found 50 new genera near the city, he has named and sends seeds of: 'Conapetalum elliptifolium', 'Stellandria integrifolia', and 'Jeffersonia semparviens'; observations on each. His best "Genera plantarum" is Schreber's of 1791 but is "too minute & particular"; asks if a better edition is available. Asks that he be kept informed of botanical discoveries. Tea plants from China thriving here, they are the true hyson tea.

Letter date: 25 Oct 1800
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 21.54
Additional Information:
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Related MaterialLinnaeus, C, (1753). "Species plantarum ..." Holmiae: Impensis Laurentii Salvii, 2 vols. Linnaeus, C, and Schreber, J C D V (ed.), (1791). "Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. Editio octava post Reichardianam secunda ... curante D. Jo. Christiano Dan. Schreber ..." Francofurti ad Moenum: Sumtu Varrentrappii et Wenneri, 8th ed.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.