William Roxburgh, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Sent Lady [Amelia] Hume a description and drawing of a new 'Cycas' to to be forwarded to Smith; despatching several plants of this and 'C. circinalis' to England in due course. Since his return 6 months ago has described and figured many new plants in the botanic garden, but his most arduous employment has been correcting his carpological deficiencies as discovered in London; asks about providing tables for already published plants, and providing more particular accounts of the genera; encloses a very full description and sections of the 'Cycas' [extant]. Regrets not seeing Smith in England or accompanying [Francis] Buchanan to Norwich.

Left large collection of plants for Linnean Society in charge of [Robert] Brown and intends to send further dried plants. Comments on [Henry Thomas] Colebrooke's [(1765-1837), administrator in India and scholar] paper "'Olibanum', or Frankincense of the Ancients" in "Asiatick Researches" vol 9.

Detailed description of new 'Cycas', with sectional figures [3 pp].

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2393

From

William Roxburgh

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

6 Feb 1803

Sent from

Calcutta, India

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/15, 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.