Specimens of 'Cyperus fuscus' sent to Smith for confirmation, at request of Mr Charlwood; received two from Italy under names of 'C. fuscus' and 'C. rotundus'.
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The scientific and personal correspondence of James Edward Smith (1759-1828), purchaser of the collections of Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) and founder of the Linnean Society of London in 1788, was presented to the Linnean Society between 1857 and 1872 by his widow Pleasance Smith (1773-1877). Since then, it has been complemented by additional series. The collection was catalogued, conserved, and digitised from 2010 to 2013, thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Letters can be searched through Ɛpsilon, with links to images and summaries available on the Linnean Society’s Online Collections (http://linnean-online.org/smith_correspondence.html).
Specimens of 'Cyperus fuscus' sent to Smith for confirmation, at request of Mr Charlwood; received two from Italy under names of 'C. fuscus' and 'C. rotundus'.
Introduces Dr Allen, of Norwich, [Norfolk]. He and Mrs Forster hope to see the Smiths at Blundeston, [Suffolk], in a few weeks.
Sending descriptions of 'Polypodium aculeatum' and 'P. lobatum', to clear up the synonyms [extant, 3 pp].
Found his new 'Juncus' in rocks about Tunbridge Wells, [Kent], and Hainult forest in Essex, where it grows mixed with 'J. pilosus' and 'J. sylvaticus'; some observations.
Thanks for specimens of 'Salix' and 'Targionia'; compared the 'Salix' with those in [James] Crowe's garden, observations on 'S. argenta'. Can supply Smith with as many Chimney-Sweeping Society papers as needed.