Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/21/56
TitleWilliam Brunton, Ripon, [Yorkshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
DescriptionSent a parcel of plants by coach, chiefly cryptogamic; numbered detailed descriptions and observations of the specimens, including: 'Polypodium lonchitii', 'P. aculeatum', 'P. rheticum', 'P. dryopteris', unidentified 'Lichen', 'Trichia fragiformis', 'Veronica montana', 'Primula elatior', 'Sphaeria mori', 'Carex digitata'. Discovered 'Saxifraga umbrosa' in 1796, communicated habitat to [William] Bingley.
Date6 Dec 1799
LevelItem
Extent4 pp
LanguageEnglish
PrevRefNo21.97
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 NameBrunton, William (1775-1806)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/379Brunton; William (1775-1806); botanist1775-1806
GB/110/1/149Bingley; William (1774-1823); naturalist and Church of England clergyman1774-1823
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