Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/122 |
Title | Sir James Edward Smith, Arley Hall, near Bewdley, [Worcestershire], to William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire] |
Description | Visiting 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'. |
Date | 28 Jul 1820 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Related Material | For Roscoe's reply of 29 August 1820, see JES/COR/17/123. |
PrevRefNo | 17.246 |
Finding_Aids | Dawson, 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 Name | Smith, Sir James Edward (1759-1828) |
Access_Status | Open |