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GB-110/JES/COR/26/71
Title
Thomas Woollgar, Lewes, Sussex, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
20 Nov 1804
Author(s)
Thomas Woollgar 1760-1820
Number of Pages
8
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GB-110/JES/COR/26/71 from Thomas Woollgar, Lewes, Sussex, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 November 1804)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/26/71 from Thomas Woollgar, Lewes, Sussex, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 November 1804) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Woollgar, Thomas
Sent from:
Lewes, Sussex
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Sends local 'Salix' specimens which may not be in "Flora Britannica"; believes the genus deserves a separate treatise on account of their "very great oeconomical uses". Has studied the genus for 4 years but has been unable to fix their characters, which he leaves to Smith; explains his specimen notes [extant]. Requests cuttings of 'S. rubra', 'S. croweana', 'S. nigricans', 'S. petiolaris', and 'S. mollissima' [Smith annotation: "will send them, & others, also our 'fragilis'"]. Requests Smith's opinion on the specimens he has sent.
Numbered, detailed observations on 11 'Salix' specimens, with annotations by Smith [5 pp].
Letter date:
20 Nov 1804
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
26.125
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| 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. |
