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GB-110/JES/COR/7/57
Title
William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
12 Aug 1809
Author(s)
William George Maton 1774-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/57 from William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to James Edward Smith (12 August 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/57 from William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to James Edward Smith (12 August 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Maton, William George
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Intends to subjoin some remarks in [David] White's paper on the Malabar Cardamom explaining the name for new genus of the plant, 'Elettaria', and correcting errors in Linnaeus' 'Amomum cardamomum', describes some of them and asks Smith to examine Linnaeus' specimen. Unsure on how to proceed with publication of the note.
Letter date:
12 Aug 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.104
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | 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. |
| 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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 14 [Aug 1809] |
