Thomas Dix Hincks, Cork, [Ireland], to James Edward Smith, to the care of Mr Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, near the Asylum, London

Summary

Mr Drummond just returned from tour of western County Cork where he found a new 'Ophrys'; sends specimen and transcript of Drummond's account of it [extant]. Drummond "much obliged" by Smith's notice of his 'Pinguicula'; Miss Hutchins thought it 'P. vulgaris' of Withering and "English botany"; Drummond's acquisition of this and 'P. grandifolia'.

Drummond's account and description of new 'Ophrys' [3 pp, Smith has annotated on recto of third folio 'Neothia gemmipara']

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2084

From

Thomas Dix Hincks

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

19 Aug 1810

Sent from

Cork, Ireland

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/22/114, 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.