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GB-110/JES/ADD/101
Title
William Swainson, Palermo, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society rooms, Gerard Street, Soho, London
Letter date
22 Apr 1815
Author(s)
William Swainson 1789-1855
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/ADD/101 from William Swainson, Palermo, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society rooms, Gerard Street, Soho, London (22 April 1815)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/ADD/101 from William Swainson, Palermo, [Sicily], to Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society rooms, Gerard Street, Soho, London (22 April 1815) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Swainson, William
Sent from:
Palermo, Sicily
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sending 30 roots each of new or little known Sicilian 'Orchideae', described in [Antonius] Bivona [Bernardi's] "Sicularum plantarum": 'Orchis longibracteata', 'Orchis purpurea', 'Orchis longicornu', 'Orchis acuminata', 'Ophrys tenthredinifera', and 'Ophrys lutea', also added roots of 'Arum tenuifolium'; a proportion being sent to Kew, hopes they will become permanently introduced. Botanists of Sicily "anxiously looking" for second volume of "Prodromus florae graecae"; believes his herbarium may contain species which escaped [John] Sibthorp.
Letter date:
22 Apr 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
144
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Bernardi, A B, (1806). "Sicularum plantarum centuria prima (-secunda)." Panormus: Barravecchia. Sibthorp, J, and Smith, J E, (1806-1813). "Florae Graecae prodromus: sive plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp... Characteres et synonyma omnium cum annotationibus elaboravit Jacobus Edvardus Smith." Londinum: [printer:] Taylor. |
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
