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GB-110/JES/ADD/8
Title
James Brodie, Brodiehouse, by Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
28 Jan 1809
Author(s)
James Brodie 1744-1824
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/ADD/8 from James Brodie, Brodiehouse, by Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith (28 January 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/ADD/8 from James Brodie, Brodiehouse, by Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith (28 January 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Brodie, James
Sent from:
Forres, Elginshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for 'Salix' specimens. Still working on 'Fucus' but thinks he has almost exhausted the coast here; has recently "converted" to [Erik] Acharius' system, and though there is much confusion, the arrangement is good. Encloses [cryptogamic] specimen from James Hoy's, of Gordon Castle, collection; it is not, as Hoy states, 'Lichen hebraicus', nor 'Verrucaria purpurescens'. His opinion of Hoy's character and appearance.
Criticises Smith for doing "so much good" with "Flora Britannica", and then ceasing when "the whole scientific world" is in expectation of more.
Letter date:
28 Jan 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
