Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/17/122
TitleSir James Edward Smith, Arley Hall, near Bewdley, [Worcestershire], to William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire]
DescriptionVisiting Lord Mountnorris [George Annesley], who is anxious to correspond with Roscoe and [John] Shepherd [(c 1764-1836, curator Liverpool Botanic Garden] and have them visit his botanic garden; Mountnorris has a large collection of hardy and other plants not at Liverpool, but lacks 'Scitamineae', so it could be a mutually beneficial correspondence, in addition he corresponds with [Nathaniel] Wallich and has excellent plants from Brazil, including 'Orchideae'. Mountnorris has sent, for Roscoe's examination and use, drawings made for him by Indian artists on banks of the Gogra in Lucknow, on the frontiers of Nepal, including 'Zingiber', 'Alpinia' and 'Matonia'. Wishes that a new 'Scitamineae' genus could be found to be named 'Anneslaea'.
Date28 Jul 1820
LevelItem
Extent4 pp
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialFor Roscoe's reply of 29 August 1820, see JES/COR/17/123.
PrevRefNo17.246
Finding_AidsDawson, W R (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society.
Creator NameSmith, Sir James Edward (1759-1828)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/11Smith; Sir; James Edward (1759-1828); Knight; botanist1759-1828
GB/110/1/31Roscoe; William (1753-1831); historian and patron of the arts1753-1831
GB/110/1/113Annesley; George (1769-1844); 2nd Earl of Mountnorris; politician1769-1844
GB/110/1/116Wallich; Nathaniel (1786-1854); botanist1786-1854
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