John Pitchford, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith

• Main Author: Pitchford, John
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Hudson; Ora; Woodward; Saxifraga oppositifolia
• Online Access: http://linnean-online.org/62278/; http://linnean-online.org/62278/1/JES-COR-8-63_001.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62278/2/JES-COR-8-63_002.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62278/3/JES-COR-8-63_003.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62278/4/JES-COR-8-63_004.tif

Thanks Smith for 'Carex incurva'. Received 'Thlaspi hirtum' of "Fl[ora] Ang[lica]" from [Dawson] Turner, it is possibly 'Thlaspi vaccaria' of Ray "Syn[opsis methodica]" 305.5, believes Hudson wrong. [Thomas] Woodward and himself believe Linnaeus wrong in 'Ligusticum cornubiense' because of cramped figure in Ray's "Synopsis". Summarises his observations on the 'Mentha' genus, as transmitted to Edward Forster junior: [William] Hudson correct on 'Mentha sativa' and 'M. gentilis' but wrong on 'M. sylvestris' and 'M. villosa'; 'M. arvensis'; makes other observations including comparisons across Linnaeus, [John] Ray, [William] Withering, and [Johann Adam] Pollich. Hopes for figure of Edward Forster's 'Mentha sativa' next autumn, concedes it is too late for 'Saxifraga oppositifolia'.