From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
James Sowerby
Date:
[1806]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/JS/11, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Returns 6 drawings and two 'Conferva' specimens to be figured as t.2427 and t.2428 [of "English botany"], to finish no.247 June. Also returns Sowerby's "beautiful drawings" for the Duke of Bedford [John Russell, 6th Duke]; difficulty whether to call some 'Mespili' or 'Crataegi'. They intend to arrive back in London shortly.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London