From:
Thomas Hardwicke
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
7 Feb 1806
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/22/81, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Lists contents of the chest he is sending Smith to look after, including: Rheede's "Hortus Malabaricus", [Elizabeth] Blackwell's "[A curious] Herbal", and folios of drawings of plants and fungi, including a "beautiful crimson" 'Convolvulus' he has not seen in any books; recommends it for "Exotic botany".
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London