John Pitchford, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, London

Summary

Thanks for plants, the unnamed one is 'Ophrys loselii'; asks if it is the same as 'O. paludosa' in "Flora Danica". [William] Hudson doubts if 'Aquilegia alpina' is different from 'A. vulgaris'. Declines Smith and [Samuel] Goodenough's invitation to join Linnean Society on basis that he has nothing to write about; he has no botanical pretensions, other than to know the British plants and specifically those intended by [John] Ray. Has the real 'Malva parviflora' of Linnaeus, found by Hudson in Devon. Remarks on prolific accenting errors in [William Withering's] "Botanical arrangement".

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2347

From

John Pitchford

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

6 Feb 1788

Sent from

Norwich, Norfolk

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/24/63, 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.

• John Pitchford
• Sir James Edward Smith