From:
Thomas Butt
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Jul 1809
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/2/113, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Sends leaf and seed head of a 'Geum' gathered between Kendal and Shap, Cumberland, by Mr Forster of Stoney, thought to be either 'Geum montanum' or 'Geum rivale' [Smith annotation: "merely 2 states of 'G. rivale'"], sends a seed of the latter for comparison and imparts his own opinions. Also sends specimens of an 'Epilobium' from Westmorland.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London