William Roscoe to James Edward Smith, at Claude Scott Esq MP, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/17/67
Title William Roscoe to James Edward Smith, at Claude Scott Esq MP, London
Letter date 10 Jun 1809
Author(s) William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/17/67 from William Roscoe to James Edward Smith, at Claude Scott Esq MP, London (10 June 1809)

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Item Type: Document
From: Roscoe, William
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Gratifiation at herbarium Smith sent to Liverpool [Botanic Garden]; the garden is progressing but he doubts whether botany will "ever make any effectual progress" in Liverpool area.
Received letter from [William George] Maton on 'Amomum repens', the true cardamon; agrees with Maton's inclination that from the drawing in [David] White's paper on subject read at Linnean Society it is a new genus, with reference to "Hortus Malabaricus" vol 11 tab 5&6; advises caution until Smith's idea of it being an 'Alpinia' is removed. Hopes Smith is continuing with his 'Scitamineae' research, about which "much remains to be done"; they have many at the Botanic Garden but they rarely flower. Anxious about Smith's brother.

Letter date: 10 Jun 1809
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 17.135
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 15 Aug [1809]
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.
Related MaterialWhite, D, 'A Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1811 10(2), pp.229-255. Rheede Tot Draakestein, H A V et al, (1678-1703). "Hortus Indicus Malabaricus ..."Amstelodami: Joannis van Someren et Joannis van Dyck, 12 vols.