James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall

Summary

Sends first number of his "Spicilegium [botanicum]". Second number of "Icones pictae" in preparation. Also sending specimens of 'Lichen gypsaceus' and 'Lichen saxifragas' and describes both characters, to see if the latter is Davall's 'Psora testacea'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN939

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Edmund Davall

Date

6 Jun 1791

Sent from

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/14/36, 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.

• Edmund Davall
• Sir James Edward Smith