From:
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
18 Nov 1813
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/3/105, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Botany still in its infancy in America, with only a scattering of amateurs and European "travelling gardeners" collecting for the gardens and nurseries of Europe. Introduces [Jacob] Bigelow, only botanist of merit he has met in his two years in America, except for [Henry] Muhlenberg.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London