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GB-110/JES/COR/4/109
Title
Benjamin Meggot Forster to James Edward Smith
Letter date
Jul 1794
Author(s)
Benjamin Meggot Forster 1764-1829
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/109 from Benjamin Meggot Forster to James Edward Smith (July 1794)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Forster, Benjamin Meggot
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Proposes a system of English scientific nomenclature in which the genus is Linnaean and the species English, with the benefit of encouraging more people to use such names. Sets out how the method would be adopted, with examples of the Linnaean name, scientific name, and common name, prescribing that the common English name be mentioned in any work on English plants as in [William] Withering's "Botanical Arrangement".
Letter date:
Jul 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.186
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
