Walter Wade, Dublin, [Ireland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, England

Summary

Sorry to inform Smith that the reports that 'Acorus grammineus' has been found in Ireland are false; questioned the gardener who found it who confessed he had it from a garden several years ago; [John] Templeton [(1766-1825), father of Irish natural history], [James Townsend] Mackay [(1775-1862), curator of Botanic Garden, Trinity College, Dublin], and Dr [Whitley] Stokes [(1763-1845), physician and botanist] are scouring the mountains for it.

[Andrew] Caldwell has died.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2517

From

Walter Wade

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

25 Aug 1808

Sent from

Dublin, Ireland

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/26/43, 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.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• Walter Wade