Thomas Velley, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London

Summary

Thanks Smith for opinion on his manuscript [Velley's 'Remarks on the Nature and Propagation of marine Plants' for "Linnean Transactions"]. Discusses origin and use of the word "seeds" and his initial reluctance to apply it to marine plants, references [Carl Friedrich von] Gaertner [(1772-1850)] and discusses his own observations of 'Fucus' and 'Confervae'. Wishes to forward to Smith parts of a collection of exotic duplicates he has lately received.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN509

From

Thomas Velley

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

25 Jan 1795

Sent from

Bath, Somerset

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/10/45, 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 James Edward Smith
• Thomas Velley