Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830. Stephen Elliott papers, 1791- approximately 1947. Letter from G.A. Walker Arnott to Stephen Elliott, 1828 August 18. gra00020. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

Edinburgh 7 St. John Street 18 August 1828

Sir,

As in every other science, so in Botany, [?] cannot advance without a correspondence with other countries I say this as some apology for my writing to you at present.

A few years ago I spend a considerable time on the continent, particularly in the South of France, Spain, the Pyrenees, and Switzerland collecting plants, and improving myself in my knowledge of Botany. I was enabled to bring home with me an enormous mass of plants and among them many duplicates — Ever since my return I have been engaged in arranging them and have yet scarcely finished. At the same time I have got to the end of the Rosaceae — and have now put up for you as a small offering a packet out of my duplicates — you will find among them some specimens of rare plants that I collected in the gardens in the South of France and Geneva, and which I trust you will find well determined, as I spent three months at Geneva to examine De Candolle's herbarium — as far as he had published his prodromus.

To the plants from the Pyrenees I have affixed

no locality — merely nos — but I send you on the opposite page, a list of the localities for the whole of themy Pyreneean nos.

At present I have not time to put up more specimens for you — as in two days I am to start for Russia, where I am to remain for two or three months. On my return home by Christmas however I shall make up for you another large packet containing the remainders of the orders I have not yet laid aside — and as I give you a specimen of every thing I have among my duplicates, I hope that I may in time expect something good from you — indeed my friend Mr. Parker has often talked to me of your liberality — It is chiefly the rarer or ill determinded N. American species I desire — but I shall be happy to have all — Such as the Violaceae, Cistinea, Carices Compositae, Salices, and some others, not forgetting the Dionaea muscipula! that will be very precious to me.

Sir I am your servant G.A. Walker Arnott

I have sent the packet to Dr. Hooker's care at Glasgow he forwarded to you —

Localities for the Nos. of Pyreneean plants 15th May - 15 Aug. 1825

Boston Oct 15

[?] 1828 Aug 19

Stephen Elliott Esq. {Esquire} Charleston 25 South Carolina