| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/29 |
| Title | John Brickell, Savannah, Georgia, to James Edward Smith, Soho Square, London |
| Description | As Smith takes pleasure in "promoting botanical researches" requests his assistance in obtaining best possible edition of Linnaeus' "Species Plantarum" from London. Sends specimens of 'Syena' in fruit, seeds of red-flowered 'Digitalis', and seeds of 'Bigonia crucigera'. He has found 50 new genera near the city, he has named and sends seeds of: 'Conapetalum elliptifolium', 'Stellandria integrifolia', and 'Jeffersonia semparviens'; observations on each. His best "Genera plantarum" is Schreber's of 1791 but is "too minute & particular"; asks if a better edition is available. Asks that he be kept informed of botanical discoveries. Tea plants from China thriving here, they are the true hyson tea. |
| Date | 25 Oct 1800 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, (1753). "Species plantarum ..." Holmiae: Impensis Laurentii Salvii, 2 vols.
Linnaeus, C, and Schreber, J C D V (ed.), (1791). "Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. Editio octava post Reichardianam secunda ... curante D. Jo. Christiano Dan. Schreber ..." Francofurti ad Moenum: Sumtu Varrentrappii et Wenneri, 8th ed. |
| PrevRefNo | 21.54 |
| 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 | Brickell, John (1749-1809) |
| Access_Status | Open |