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GB-110/JES/COR/9/67
Title
John Stackhouse, Pendarves, Redruth, [Cornwall], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
15 Dec 1798
Author(s)
John Stackhouse 1742-1819
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/67 from John Stackhouse, Pendarves, Redruth, [Cornwall], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (15 December 1798)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/9/67 from John Stackhouse, Pendarves, Redruth, [Cornwall], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (15 December 1798) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Stackhouse, John
Sent from:
Redruth, Cornwall
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
After discussion with [William] Withering, prior to publication of third edition of his ["Botanical arrangement"], believes that the two varieties of 'Ulex' are distinct species on account of the lengths of calyx. Reports his own observations and agrees with Withering, and that a repeated blunder with 'Ulex' has been passed down in every "Flora" since [John] Ray. Has submitted a paper on this [see RelatedMaterial below]. Character of 'Ulex elatior' and 'Ulex europaeus'. Delaying his remarks on the "curious animal" 'Medusa' until after more observations next summer.
Letter date:
15 Dec 1798
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.126
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Withering, W, (1796). "An arrangement of British plants; according to the latest improvements of the Linnean system..." Birmingham: [privately], 3rd ed. Stackhouse, J. 'On the larger variety ... of the Furzeplant or Gorze (Ulex Europaeus var.1.With.).' Read 1/1/1799. |
| 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. |
