From:
Charles Abbot
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 May 1802
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/1/4, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Has visited [John Russell, 6th] Duke of Bedford's plantation of 'Salix russelliana' but only successful in obtaining female catkins. The late and incumbent Dukes of Bedford and their interest in the species. Thanks for drawings of 'Mentha odorata' and 'Tetraphis pellucida'. Sends specimen of a 'Primula', referred to as the black Cowslip in Worcestershire; requests Smith's opinion.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London