John Russell, Woburn Abbey, [Bedfordshire], to Sir James Edward Smith

Summary

Received Smith's letter of 28 [March 1825]; sorry to hear he has been suffering from a rheumatic complaint in his eyes. Pleased Smith is satisfied with the willows he has so far gathered for his Salicetum; has not yet acquired 'Salix glauca'. Going to London at the end of the month but will be in London before Smith leaves, and hopes he will prevail on Smith to come and see the willows in full leaf, though fears there will be errors in the names. His health better than it has been for some time past, though has suffered from severity of the protracted winter.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2415

From

John Russell

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

3 Mar [1825]

Sent from

Woburn, Bedfordshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/35, 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.