Edmund Davall, Basle, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London

Summary

Staying with [Werner de] Lachenal [(1736-1800)]. Dispatched a parcel of plants to Smith via Flaction; requests seeds and plants of [Robert] Teesdale and [James] Lee. Requests plates for his intended work from [James] Sowerby. Surprised to find his herbarium richer than Lachenal's in alpines: gave him Haller's "little 'Gentiana' (tenella Rottboel of ED)" and he immediately went to [Nikolaus von] Jacquin's "Miscellanea [Austriaca]" for 'Swertia carinthiaca', they are very alike except for flower. Lachenal has 'Morina persica', not at Kew. Criticises Lachenal's botanical culture and gardening skills. Delighted to see 'Cypripedium bulbosum'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN942

From

Edmund Davall

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

6 Aug 1791

Sent from

Basel, Switzerland

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/14/39, 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