| Ref No | GB-110/JES/MS238/6 |
| Title | James Edward Smith, London, to Richard Pulteney, Blandford, Dorsetshire |
| Description | Thanks for Pulteney's book, has already "devoured" a great part of it at Sir Joseph Banks'. Will send his second fasciculus [of "Plantarum icones"], sorry to have been "polemical, but thought a little chastisement of an impertinent fellow would save me future quarrels". Offers to send Gaertner and L'Héritier's latest works. Encloses list of Linnean Society members, 25 were present at their anniversary meeting. [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert likely to make "great discoveries" in Ireland. |
| Date | 22 Mar 1790 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Pulteney, R, (1790). "Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England from its origin to the introduction of the Linnaean system." London: Cadell.
Smith, J E, and Linnaeus, C, (1789-1791). "Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae, plerumque ad plantas in herbario Linnaeo conservatas delineatae." Londini: Impensis Benj. White et Filii. |
| Creator Name | Smith, Sir James Edward (1759-1828) |
| Access_Status | Open |