From:
Vilmorin
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Apr 1817
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/10/55, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
[René Louiche] Desfontaines and himself trying to establish the difference between 'Agrostis alba' and 'Agrostis stolonifera'; Smith's description in "Flora Britannica" is the only one that is not confusing. Requests specimens of both, verified by Smith, to determine which grows near Paris.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London