Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith

Summary

Pleased Smith and [Richard] Salisbury are visiting tomorrow as plant recommended to Smith's attention by [Edmund] Davall is likely to be in flower. Thanks Salisbury for the plants he is bringing for her.

Postscript mentioning 'Datura aborea' [truncated due to corner of page being torn out].

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1007

From

Mary Watson- Wentworth

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

1 Nov 1791

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/15/103, 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