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GB-110/JES/COR/21/42
Title
Arthur Bruce, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
2 Dec 1792
Author(s)
Arthur Bruce 1726-1805
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/21/42 from Arthur Bruce, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, Marlborough Street, London (2 December 1792)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bruce, Arthur
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 22 October [1792]. Comments on 'Convallaria verticillata' as being indigenous; sends specimens of the 'inculata' and 'alarise' submersed. Smith's information on 'Pyrola uniflora' new to him. Has found no further new Scottish plants but has found rare 'Astragalus uralensis', 'Orobus sylvaticus', 'Anagallis tenella', and 'Trientalis europaea', habitats detailed, which justify Smith's expectations of 'Linnaea borealis' being found.
Edinburgh Natural History Society continues to "flourish"; for some time "chemical pursuits" have engrossed the medical students, so a chemical paper is now also discussed weekly. News of Charles Stewart.
[Notes in pencil on recto of second folio on plants]
Letter date:
2 Dec 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21.73
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 22 Jan 1793 |
| 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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.432-433. |
