George Don, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to [Samuel Goodenough]

Summary

Sends specimen of 'Festuca' which he has cultivated for 3 years, lists marks of distinction from 'F. elatior', proposes name 'F. longifolia' or 'F. altissimo'. Also encloses piece of stem of 'F. elatior'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3394

From

George Don

To

Samuel Goodenough

Date

25 Jul 1810

Sent from

Forfar, Forfarshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/GD/32, 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.

• George Don
• Samuel Goodenough