Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/12 |
Title | William Borrer, Henfield, [Sussex], to Sir James Edward Smith |
Description | Sends 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. |
Date | 27 Oct 1826 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 3 pp |
Language | English |
PrevRefNo | 21.29 |
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 | Borrer, William (1781-1862) |
Access_Status | Open |