Sir George Leonard Staunton, Buxton, [Derbyshire], to James Edward Smith, at Salisbury's Esq, Chapel Allerton, near Leeds, [Yorkshire]

Summary

Thanks for letter and for [Richard] Salisbury's invitation to visit Chapel Allerton, intends to take it up next year. His son has seen the botanical collection of Mr Eyre of Hassop, including the opportunity to eat the fruit of the 'Musa' or fig-banana of the West Indies, had previously seen the plant at Kew but not the fruit. At Bakewell saw [William] White Watson's collection of fossilised plants, found in mines, including the "Arundo bamboo" of the exotic 'Euphorbia' and possibly 'Dodecatheon meadia', many of the other impressions appear to be of ferns. White Watson also has a collection of petrified shells, Staunton gives his own theory on their formation. Smith's young friend "too much of a Tyro" to make much progress in Buxton's botany without a guide.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3341

From

Sir George Leonard Staunton

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

1 Sep 1790

Sent from

Buxton, Derbyshire

Sent to

Leeds, Yorkshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/9/74, 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 George Leonard Staunton
• Sir James Edward Smith