Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/11/15
TitleSamuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, [London]
DescriptionConfident in Smith and [Jonas] Dryander's judgement respecting his paper ['Observations on the British Species of] 'Carex'''. Preparations necessary prior to the paper being read: asks Smith what he meant about the placing of the synonyma, will have drawn whatever needs engraving, asks how to credit Smith observing the capsules of '[Carex] dioica' and '[Carex] capitata', stating that his distinction between the two came from his own observations. Has omitted mentioning the serrulation of the capsules in many of the species.
Date20 Mar 1792
LevelItem
Extent4 pp
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialGoodenough, S, 'Observations on the British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.126-211.

Goodenough, S, 'Additional Observations on the British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1797 3(1), pp.76-79.
PrevRefNo11.28
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.
Creator NameGoodenough, Samuel (1743-1827)
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/35Goodenough; Samuel (1743-1827); Bishop of Carlisle1743-1827
GB/110/1/14Dryander; Jonas Carlsson (1748-1810); botanist and librarian1748-1810
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