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From:
Anders Jahan Retzius
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Feb 1793
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/101, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Plant queries for second edition of "Florae Scandinaviae prodromus", including: 'Carex uliginosa' identified as 'Schoenus compressus' or 'Scirpus caricis'. Offers to send specimen of [Jakob] Ehrhart's grass figured in Smith's "Icones pictae". Disappointed by natural history content of [James] Bruce's [of Kinnaird (1730-1794), traveller in Africa] "Travels"; errors with discussion of cereals. Requests copy of "Linnean Transactions" vol 1.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London