Sir Thomas Gage, 22 Edw[ar]d Street, [London], to James Edward Smith

Summary

Sending specimens of "fly" 'Ophrys' he collected in Portugal, listed as 'O. muscifera', 'O. apifera', 'O. aranifera', 'O. vespifera', and 'O. vernixia' with brief notes. He has just purchased a "fine collection" of New Holland plants.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN48

From

Sir Thomas Gage

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

[1806]

Sent from

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/ADD/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.