S W Turner, Wellhouse, Mirfield, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/26/25
Title S W Turner, Wellhouse, Mirfield, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 26 Oct 1807
Author(s) S W Turner 1807-1809
Number of Pages 3

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GB-110/JES/COR/26/25 from S W Turner, Wellhouse, Mirfield, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (26 October 1807)

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Item Type: Document
From: Turner, S W
Sent from: Mirfield, Yorkshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Received Smith's letter of 20 October [1807] today; has not yet received [Johann Baptist von] Albertini's "Conspectus Fungorum" from Germany; hopes Albertini will send a copy as he assisted in collecting materials for it. Encloses specimens of some of the fungi he sent for the work, and hopes to also send the copper plates.
Lists fungi he has found since his last letter to Smith: 'Boletus fimbriatus', 'B. mucidus', 'B. cinnabarinus', 'Thelephora hirsuta', 'T. calcea', 'T. polygonia', 'Tremella encephala', 'Agaricus amesthystinus', 'A. procenus', 'A. violaceus', 'A. fratensis', 'A. luridus', 'A. coccineus', 'A. conicus', 'A. poittacinus', 'A. seracius', 'A. punus', 'A. copinusdomesticus', 'A. frauncilus', 'A. caudicinus', 'A. semiglobatus', 'A. fascicularis', 'A. subdulcis', 'A. anuginosa', 'A. campestris', 'A. collinitus', 'Capninus extinclonius', 'C. candicans', 'Gymnopus latus', 'G. alboviolaceus', 'G. lactillacris', 'Boletus subtomentosus', 'B. fuscus', 'B. deofunctor', 'B. vitneus', 'B. hepaticus', 'Helvella cinerea' (very rare), 'Lycoperdon pratense', 'L. umbrinum', 'L. bovista', 'Filago rusa', 'Spumaria mucilago', 'Stemonitis ovala', 'S. fascicularis', 'Accidium tussilaginus', 'Amanila spadicea', 'Hydnum ochnaceum', 'Clavaria protensis', 'C. cornea', 'C. elurnia', 'C. mirani', 'Peziza sancoides', 'P. anomala', 'Sphaeria hypoxylon', S. digitata', 'S. fusca', 'S. poronia', 'S. deusta', 'S. doliolum', and 'S. disciformis'. Found all of the above with [Henry] Steinhauer at Kirklees Hall, the seat of Sir George Armitage.
Has sent Smith specimen of 'Anemone vernalis'. Will send a fern with the copper plates, variety of 'Cyathea fragilis' from Castleton, which he has been unable to find in "Flora Britannica", which he hopes will be completed.

Letter date: 26 Oct 1807
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 26.47
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
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.
Related MaterialAlbertini, J B v, and Schweinitz, L D de, (1805). "Conspectus fungorum in Lusatiae superioris agro Niskiensi crescentium, e methodo Persooniana ... Auctoribus I.B. de Albertini [et] L.D. de Schweiniz." Lipsia: Kummerus. Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis.
AdditionalSmith replied 2 Nov [1807]