Robert Brown, Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Thanks Smith for the new Compendium. Had a successful trip to Paris and met all the principal botanists except [Charles-François Brisseau de] Mirbel and [Christiaan Hendrik] Persoon. [René Louiche] Desfontaines and [André] Thouin enquired after Smith's health and [Antoine Laurent de] Jussieu is preparing a second edition of his "Genera". Papers on 'Sarancenia' and 'Lycopodium' not read. Sir Joseph Banks in good health. Sending Dunal's "two works on 'Solanum'", an American edition of Smith's "Introduction to Botany" and will separately forward specimens of 'Salicornia'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1827

From

Robert Brown

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

14 Dec 1816

Sent from

London

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/2/97, 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.

• Robert Brown
• Sir James Edward Smith