James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to the Editor of the "Monthly Review"

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/9/45
Title James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to the Editor of the "Monthly Review"
Letter date 2 Mar 1801
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 6

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GB-110/JES/COR/9/45 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to the Editor of the "Monthly Review" (2 March 1801)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: Norwich, Norfolk
To: The Editor of the "Monthly Review"
Summary:

Thanks for the very favourable review of "Flora Britannica" in the January issue of the "Monthly Review". Explains that there will be a longer delay in publishing the remaining volumes in order to compare Cryptogamia and fungus in [James] Dickson's "Cryptogamia", [Erik] Acharius' "Prodromus Lichenographiae Suecicae", and [Christiaan Hendrik] Persoon's "general work on fungi"; and have a further two seasons of spring to work on 'Salix'. Responds to remarks made in the review on nomenclature.

Letter date: 2 Mar 1801
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 9.87
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Related MaterialSmith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. 'Art. X. Flora Britannica, auctore Jacabo Edvardo Smith ...', "The Monthly Review", 1801 34, pp.52-60, available on GoogleBooks.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.