From:
William Brunton
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
6 Dec 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/21/56, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Sent a parcel of plants by coach, chiefly cryptogamic; numbered detailed descriptions and observations of the specimens, including: 'Polypodium lonchitii', 'P. aculeatum', 'P. rheticum', 'P. dryopteris', unidentified 'Lichen', 'Trichia fragiformis', 'Veronica montana', 'Primula elatior', 'Sphaeria mori', 'Carex digitata'. Discovered 'Saxifraga umbrosa' in 1796, communicated habitat to [William] Bingley.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London