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GB-110/JES/COR/7/56
Title
William George Maton, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
14 Jan 1809
Author(s)
William George Maton 1774-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/56 from William George Maton, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (14 January 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/56 from William George Maton, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (14 January 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Maton, William George
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
A new paper on the Cardamom [White's 'Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom'] which authorises it as a new genus. Had named it 'Garcia cardamomum' in the new edition of the London Pharmacopoeia, but [Martin] Vahl [(1749-1804)] and [Carl Ludwig] Willdenow had made prior claims on the name, asks Smith's assistance in determining a new name.
Letter date:
14 Jan 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.102
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 17 [Jan 1809] |
| 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. |
| Related Material | For further discussion of London Pharmacopoeia see JES/COR/7/53-54. White, D, and Maton, W G, 'A Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1811 10(2), pp.229-255. |
