W Turner, Dorchester, [Dorset], to James Edward Smith, at Dawson Turner's, Bank, Yarmouth, [Norfolk]

Summary

Thanks for parcel of plants, his joy at receiving "this treasure" from Smith, whom he considers his "teacher in botany". Account of his botanical education, which began with Smith's "Compendium florae Britannicae" when studying in Germany.

Enquires after protocol for sending papers to the Linnean Society. Discusses German botanical authors and their publications, including [Johann Friedrich] Blumenbach, [Albrecht Wilhelm] Roth, and [Friedrich Wilhelm von] Leysser; botanised with the latter. Hopes Smith received and enjoyed the medical paper he sent.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2500

From

S W Turner

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

4 Sep 1808

Sent from

Dorchester, Dorset

Sent to

Yarmouth, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/26/28, 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.

• S W Turner
• Sir James Edward Smith