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GB-110/JES/GD/76
Title
George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
6 Oct 1811
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/GD/76 from George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (6 October 1811)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/GD/76 from George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (6 October 1811) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Forfar, Forfarshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Sends by [James Townsend] Mackay [(1775-1862), curator of Botanic Garden, Trinity College, Dublin] of Dublin 'Arenaria Cherlerifolia' from Ben Lawers, 'Triticum alpinum', a common 'Myostis' from the Clova Mountains, and a 'Centaurea' found by Mr Young at Bellmount Castle. Discovered 'Chorophyllum aromaticum' in a wild state about seven miles from Forfar and 'Iris xipheum' in Marsh of Logie.
Letter date:
6 Oct 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 73
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
