Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/21/12
TitleWilliam Borrer, Henfield, [Sussex], to Sir James Edward Smith
DescriptionSends specimens of willows ['Salix'] in leaf he previously sent in flower. Recommends forgetting names quoted from Mertens, who named them in his garden without reference to specimens or books, particularly unsure on 'S. tetrapla'. Forster's opinion of 'S. wulfeniana' derived from foreign specimen.
Date27 Oct 1826
LevelItem
Extent3 pp
LanguageEnglish
PrevRefNo21.29
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 NameBorrer, William (1781-1862)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/78Borrer; William (1781-1862); botanist1781-1862
GB/110/1/246Mertens; Franz Karl (1764-1831); botanist1764-1831
    Powered by CalmView© 2008-2024