Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma, Utrecht, Netherlands, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk

Summary

Queries on 'Thea' for his dissertation on same: asks why Linnaeus' named two species, 'Thea bohea' and 'T. viridis', asks that Smith consult Linnaean specimens.

[Smith has noted his reply of 12 February 1825] Relates his findings following examination of Linnaeus' specimens; confusion caused by the Chinese sending specimens of species of 'Thea' and 'Camelliae' to Europe under guise of different teas; has never been able to find any specific difference between 'T. bohea' and 'T. viridis'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1765

From

Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

1 Feb 1825

Sent from

Utrecht, Holland

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/2/40, The Linnean Society of London

Language

Latin

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.