George Don, Botanic Garden, Forfar, [Forfarshire], to [James Edward Smith]

Summary

Numbered observations on enclosed specimens: a 'Draba' found on Ben Lawer; 2. a very rare 'Saxifraga'; 3. an 'Arundo'; 4. nondescript 'Meum', proposes name 'M. acherealeucum'; 5. a 'Caltha', proposes name 'C. ficarioides'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3443

From

George Don

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

12 Jun 1812

Sent from

Forfar, Forfarshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/GD/77, 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.