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GB-110/JES/COR/2/91 from Robert Brown, 9 Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to James Edward Smith (20 December 1808)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/91 from Robert Brown, 9 Gerrard Street, Soho, [London], to James Edward Smith (20 December 1808) Close
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Questions for Smith on papers he wrote on New Holland [Australian] plants in ninth volume of "Linnean Transactions". Believes 'Conchium congifolium' is the same as 'Conchium pugioniforme', opinions on 'Conchium sphaeroideum' and 'Conchium compressum'. Believes Smith's 'Gompholobium maculatum', described under 'Gompholobium scabrum', is a distinct species as comprehended under Linnaeus's 'Sophora genistoides'. Believes 'Bossiaea ovata' may be 'Bossiaea heterophylla'. Questions appropriateness of 'Scolopendrium' as a name. Thanks Smith for answers his on 'Protea', his developments, has finished his paper on the subject. Comments on paucity of botanical matters in other journals. Remarks on a paper read by [David] White on the Malabar 'Cardamom' which Brown believes proves it is a distinct genus, at least by [William] Roscoe's principles.
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 24 Feb 1809 |
| Related Material | For Brown's questions on 'Protea' of 24 November 1808, see JES/COR/2/90. Smith, J E 'Botanical Sketch of the Genus Conchium', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1808 9(1), pp.117-125. Smith, J E, 'Specific Characters of the Decandrous Papilionaceous Plants of New Holland', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1808 9(1), pp.244-267. Smith, J E, 'Characters of Platylobium, Bossiæa, and of a new Genus named Poiretia', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1808 9(1), pp.301-306. White, D, 'A Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1811 10(2), pp.229-255. Brown, R, 'On the Proteaceae of Jussieu', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1810 10(1), pp.15-226. |
| 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. |
