Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith, [Great] Marlbor[ough] Street, [London]

Summary

Sending flower and account of another [unspecified] via Grieg, her gardener. They have discovered that 'Datura aborea' does not fully open till 11 o'clock at night and is asking [James] Sowerby to stay all night to draw it; expects Smith has seen it at [Richard] Salisbury's or at Kew but invites him, too. Smith's 'Dombeya' has "a little delicate sort of flower" and 'Murraya' about to flower. Pleased by the looks of all her plants, "they are crowded to death".

Surprised to find sprig of thyme in Smith's tin box sent via Harrison after expecting 'Hortensia'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1006

From

Mary Watson- Wentworth

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

9 Oct 1791

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/15/102, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Mary Watson- Wentworth
• Sir James Edward Smith