| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/77 |
| Title | William Beeston Coyte, Ipswich, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] |
| Description | The specimen of 'Tradescantia' from [Nicholas] Gwyn came from his hothouse, has a specimen for [William] Aiton [(1731-1793), director Kew Gardens 1759-1793]. Requests books: L'Héritier's "Sertum Anglicum", and Salisbury's "Flora Lapp.". Enjoyed second number of [James] Sowerby's ["English botany"]; recommends addition to the plates of the parts of fructification, avoiding repetition of the plants in "Flora Londinensis". Received seeds of 'Galeopsis villosa' last year, and seed of 'Scorzonera tingitana' from Mrs Hasell. |
| Date | 9 Jan 1791 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | L'Héritier de Brutelle, C L, (1789). "Sertum Anglicum seu plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum, imprimis in Horto Regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab ... 1786 ad 1787 observate" Cornus.
Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London.
Curtis, W, (1777-1798). "Flora Londinensis: or plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London..." London: [privately]. |
| Notes | Smith replied 17 [Jan 1791] |
| PrevRefNo | 21.134 |
| 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 | Coyte, William Beeston (1740-1810) |
| Access_Status | Open |