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GB-110/JES/COR/9/64
Title
John Stackhouse, Alfred Street, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
28 May 1795
Author(s)
John Stackhouse 1742-1819
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/64 from John Stackhouse, Alfred Street, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (28 May 1795)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Stackhouse, John
Sent from:
Bath, Somerset
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Discussion of Linnaeus' definiton of reproductive organs of plants and [Thomas] Velley's criticism of his remarks on same in the preface of ["Nereis Britannica"]. Quotes from a letter by Velley to himself discussing this further and the absence of floresence in seaweed, gives his own botanical opinion of the matter.
Letter date:
28 May 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.119
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. |
| Related Material | For letter from Thomas Velley to Smith discussing Stackhouse's views of his theories, see JES/COR/10/46, and Stackhouse's further response through his work, JES/COR/9/65; see Velley's letters JES/COR/10/45-46 for discussion of fructification of 'Fuci'. Stackhouse, J, (1795-1801). "Nereis Britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis Britannicis crescentium: descriptone latina et Anglica... containing all species of fuci... (An appendix, containing species recently delineated...)" Bathonia: [privately]. |
| Additional | Smith replied 30 [May 1795] |
