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GB-110/JES/COR/25/42
Title
Thomas Salwey, 26 North Audley Street, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
[1826]
Author(s)
Thomas Salwey 1791-1877
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/25/42 from Thomas Salwey, 26 North Audley Street, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (1826)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/25/42 from Thomas Salwey, 26 North Audley Street, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (1826) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Salwey, Thomas
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Indebted to Smith's publications for the progress he has made in botany; offers to send 'Lichen' specimens not in "English botany" for Smith's opinion at later date, and now sends others, including: 'Parmelia conoplea', 'P. subiginosa', 'P. plumbra', 'P. ambigua', 'P. farrea'; observations. He and Mr Knight found 'Targionia hypophylla' last summer in Radnorshire, also found in Montgomeryshire.
Requests that Smith mark the specimens he has sent in a particular way. Remarks on habitats of 'Parmelia scrobiculata', 'P. aquila', and 'P. perforata'.
Letter date:
[1826]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
25.103
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 4 Jun 1827 |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London. |
| 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. |
