Edmund Davall, Orbe, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, London

Summary

Sends seeds of 'Digitalis lanata' Ehrhart, 'Saxifraga mutata', and 'Verbascum nigrum' with white flower. Acknowledges Smith's letter of 17 April 1796, will respond more fully by next post, his time currently taken up supervising workmen working on his garden. His daughter died in March at 20 months. Recommends treating the 'Digitalis' like a hardy greenhouse plant.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN989

From

Edmund Davall

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

18 Sep 1796

Sent from

Orbe, Switzerland

Sent to

Hammersmith, Middlesex

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/14/81, 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