George Bentham, Queen Square Place, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith

Summary

Sends parcel of plants from [George] Arnott, just returned from excursion to Scotland. Sends copy of his work on Pyrenaean plants; apologises for delay; printed in a hasty manner. The last year so taken up with his legal studies that he has neglected botany, but time spent with Arnott and [William Jackson] Hooker has revived his interest; wrote to Montpellier, [France], to have his herbarium sent over.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1926

From

George Bentham

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

6 Oct 1827

Sent from

Westminster

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/20/76, 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.

• George Bentham
• Sir James Edward Smith