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From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
18 Mar 1800
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/17, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Asks Smith whether he should be silent and look over the mistakes he finds in other authors, or publish them; points out several errors in [William] Withering's last publication ["An arrangement of British plants" (1796)], including 'Sphagnum alpinum' and 'Phascum repens'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
15 Jul 1801
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/49, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Lists habitats of species of 'Salix' he found in Scotland: 'Salix retusa', 'Salix reticulata', 'Salix lapponicum', 'Salix lanata', and 'Salix depressa'. Still has some unidentified willows.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
17 Nov 1801
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/18, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Apologises for letter they sent Smith being given to Mr Smith Nurseryman in Covent Garden by mistake. Corrects mistake with 'Jungermannia connivens' in his ["Fasciculus plantarum cryptogamicarum Britanniae" (1785-1801)].

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
19 Jul 1802
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/50, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Has sent as many of Smith's desiderata as he could find. The 'Splachnum' Smith sent may be 'Splachnum purpum'. Would like to compare his lichens and mosses with the ones Smith received from his foreign friends as it is "the best way of being sure of plants".

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Jul 1804
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/21/115, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

The grass Smith sent is in his herbarium as 'Festuca glauca', Curtis also had it under same name, but cannot find any description of it; it is like 'F. pumila'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
16 Oct 1804
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/51, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Encloses a list of desiderata. Smith has ticked those that he sent: 'Grimmia schisti', 'Grimmia crispula', 'Grimmia donniana', 'Dicranum suscescens', 'Dicranum polycarpum', 'Hypnum swartzii', and 'Hypnum stokesii'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
James Dickson
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
4 Mar 1806
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/52, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Encloses list of desiderata of lichen and mosses from "Flora Britannica" and "English Botany" in order to determine his own collection. Smith has ticked the following, probably specimens he sent: 'Gymnostomum aeruginosum', 'Grimmia schisti', 'Dicranum suscescens', 'Hypnum polyanthus', 'Hypnum swartzii', 'Hypnum imploxum', 'Lichen contiguus', 'Lichen conspurcatus'. Has just received some new mosses and lichens from the East Indies.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London