From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
4 Mar 1806
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/52, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Encloses list of desiderata of lichen and mosses from "Flora Britannica" and "English Botany" in order to determine his own collection. Smith has ticked the following, probably specimens he sent: 'Gymnostomum aeruginosum', 'Grimmia schisti', 'Dicranum suscescens', 'Hypnum polyanthus', 'Hypnum swartzii', 'Hypnum imploxum', 'Lichen contiguus', 'Lichen conspurcatus'. Has just received some new mosses and lichens from the East Indies.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London