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From:
William George Maton
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
16 Oct 1794
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/7/49, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sending uncommon English plants for Linnean Society, hopes they will be useful for Smith's proposed "Flora Anglica". This summer toured Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall, describes habitats of plants found, including: 'Aster tripolium' at Portsmouth, Hampshire; 'Tamarix gallica' at St Michael's Mount, Cornwall; and 'Erica vagans' at Lizard, Cornwall, found with 'Ulex europaeus' and 'Erica cinerea'. Sends shells and paper on new species of 'Tellina'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London