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GB-110/JES/COR/1/79
Title
Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
8 Dec 1807
Author(s)
Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/79 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 December 1807)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/79 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (8 December 1807) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Banks, Sir Joseph
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Friendly criticism of Smith's book; wonders whether he relied too much on [Erasmus] Darwin who was "too poetical to be correct" and [William] Forsyth who was "too cunning" to be quite so pure as Smith supposes him. Pleased to hear that the second fasiculum of "Flora Graeca" is to be printed soon. Genus 'Silene' has always been obscure and remarks on this subject will be welcome.
Letter date:
8 Dec 1807
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.136
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 11 [Dec 1807] |
| Related Material | For further discussion of William Forsyth's work see letters JES/COR/1/80 and JES/COR/1/81. Smith, J E, (1807). "An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany." London: Longman. Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. |
| 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. |
