From:
Jane Barrington
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 May 1790
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/2/12, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
After attending Smith's botanic lectures in London has a question on "Luccams" oak, sometimes called evergreen, an "accidental variety from seed of 'Qu[e]rcus cerris'. Debates why its leaves remain on the tree longer than those of deciduous oaks.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London