| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/114 |
| Title | James Edward Smith to James Dickson |
| Description | Thanks for plants, especially 'Lobelia urens' and 'Subularia aquatica'. He is going to Edinburgh in a month to study Physic, hopes there he will be of more botanical assistance to his friends. Doubts over 'Elymus arenarius', will look for 'Bryum rigidum', asks if 'Elatine alsinastrum' is a lost plant. Amazed to hear that an 'Arbutus andrachne' sold at Dr Fothergill's for 51 guineas. |
| Date | 11 Sep 1781 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | For Dickson's letter of 18 July 1781, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/21/113. |
| PrevRefNo | 21.197 |
| 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 |