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From:
John Hope
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
12 Jan 1784
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/23/14, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for seeds. He was lucky to get copy of Linnaeus' "Supplementum plantarum"; wishes he could get Hedwig's "De Muscis"; impatient to see Linnaeus' "Amoenitates academicae" vol 8, though he admires Linnaeus more as a naturalist and systematist than philosopher. Laments death of the younger Linnaeus, "a severe blow to the progress of Botany & Zoology". Wishes to see [William] Aiton [(1731-1793), director Kew Gardens 1759-1793] "Hortus Kewensis". Thanks for Smith's attentions to his desiderata. Requests advice and information from London hospitals on improving hospitals here.

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The Linnean Society of London
From:
John Hope
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
7 Oct 1784
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/23/15, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for Hedwig and Broughton books, specimens of British plants, information on a cabinet for dried plants, and list of botanical books. List of books to be purchased for University Library, including: [William] Curtis' "Flora Londinensis", [Nikolaus von] Jacquin's "Flora Austriaca", "Icones plantare rariorum", and "Miscellanea Austriaca", [Casimir Christoph] Schmidel's "Dissertationes botanices", [Anders] Retzius' "Fasciculus observationum botanicarum", and Meerberg's "Icones Ludg. Bat.".

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The Linnean Society of London
From:
John Hope
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
13 Nov 1784
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/23/16, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Introduces Dr Young of the island of St Vincent's, where he had charge of temporary botanic garden.

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The Linnean Society of London
From:
John Hope
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
24 Apr 1786
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/23/17, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for copy of Smith's dissertation ["on the sexes of plants" (1786)] and for dedicating it to him. On further consideration has decided against his plans for large scale publication of entirety of 'Asafoetida', especially as Sir Joseph Banks had done it in best way possible. Pleased by Smith's intention to publish new edition of "Species plantarum"; wishes that the King would give Smith a pension so that he could give up medicine for Botany.

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The Linnean Society of London