Anders Jahan Retzius, Lund, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London

Summary

Plant queries for second edition of "Florae Scandinaviae prodromus", including: 'Carex uliginosa' identified as 'Schoenus compressus' or 'Scirpus caricis'. Offers to send specimen of [Jakob] Ehrhart's grass figured in Smith's "Icones pictae". Disappointed by natural history content of [James] Bruce's [of Kinnaird (1730-1794), traveller in Africa] "Travels"; errors with discussion of cereals. Requests copy of "Linnean Transactions" vol 1.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2682

From

Anders Jahan Retzius

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

14 Feb 1793

Sent from

Lund, Sweden

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/4/101, The Linnean Society of London

Language

Latin

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.

• Anders Jahan Retzius
• Sir James Edward Smith