From:
Sir Thomas Frankland
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
24 Dec 1797
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/15/2, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Cannot find any of the 'Bromus' he suspects is 'B. squarrosus' but encloses coloured drawing made by his sister [extant]. Encloses the grass [not extant] he previously mentioned to Smith, small sketch in ink illustrating a point about its growing, it differs from 'Poa rigida', [William] Curtis is growing it from a root from foot of St Vincent's Rock, [near Bristol].
Coloured drawing of plant [Smith has annotated: "'Bromus secalinus' JES"].
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London