George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to Samuel Goodenough, 14 Berners Street, Oxford Street, London

Summary

Numbered observations on enclosed specimens: 1. a 'Saxifraga'; 2. a 'Saxifraga' different from all palmated ones currently described; 3. previously unnoticed 'Saxifraga', close to 'S. elongella', proposes name 'S. fragella'; 4. 'Cerastium' like 'C. arvensis'.

Asks Goodenough to forward this letter to Dr [James Edward] Smith.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3399

From

George Don

To

Samuel Goodenough

Date

Jun 1811

Sent from

Forfar, Forfarshire

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/GD/37, 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