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Daniel B. Smith and John Torrey correspondence, 1827-1865

by: Smith, Daniel B., 1792-1883

Publication date: 1827

Topics: Botanical specimens, Electromechanical devices, Plants, Classification, Smith, Daniel B., 1792-1883 -- Correspondence, Torrey, John, 1796-1873 -- Correspondence, Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, 1778-1841, Collins, Stacy Budd, 1791-1873, Pursh, Frederick, 1774-1820, Plants -- Classification

Collection: nybgtorrey; biodiversity; NY_Botanical_Garden

Contributor: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Language: English

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Correspondence from Daniel B. Smith to John Torrey, dated 1827 and 1865. In his early letter Smith reassures Torrey that a promised electrometer will be sent soon, and muses on the shortcomings of Linnaeus' sexual system. He reports that "our new review" -- probably the American Journal of Pharmacy-- has proven popular and suggests that Torrey might contribute an article on the state of American botany. Smith's later letter encloses a plant specimen for Torrey's perusal, and expresses the hope that Torrey's recent trip to California was both professionally and physically beneficial. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Telanthera

John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden

Digitized under grant #PW-234827-16 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

Finding aid for the John Torrey papers available from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden and online

Abstract: Correspondence from Daniel B. Smith to John Torrey, dated 1827 and 1865. In his early letter Smith reassures Torrey that a promised electrometer will be sent soon, and muses on the shortcomings of Linnaeus' sexual system. He reports that 'our new review' -- probably the American Journal of Pharmacy-- has proven popular and suggests that Torrey might contribute an article on the state of American botany. Smith's later letter encloses a plant specimen for Torrey's perusal, and expresses the hope that Torrey's recent trip to California was both professionally and physically beneficial. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Telanthera.