| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/11/38 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough, Windsor, [Berkshire], to James Edward Smith, at the New Hummums, Covent Garden, London |
| Description | Received Smith's parcel as he was leaving for Bulstrode [home of Duke of Portland in Buckinghamshire]. Discussion of 'Carex': has not been able to run through Smith's synonyms; there are two synonyms referred to in [Pier Antonio] Micheli's [(1679-1737)] plate which Goodenough quoted for 'C. rigida'; believes Smith's 'C. binervis' grows near Hastings, Sussex, had always thought it different from 'C. distans'; Smith's 'C. micheliana' "a good species"; asks Smith to rename his 'C. vesicaria' as there are "cogent reasons" for the existing 'C. vesicaria' name; believes Linnaeus' 'C. vesicara' was 'C. sylvatica'. Astonished that [Robert John] Thornton's [(c 1768-1837), physician and writer on botany] work is now printing ["A new illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus"]. Desperate for Smith's "Flora [Britannica]" to come out; believes under Smith's "correct auspices [botany will] stride on to perfection". Sending Smith's corrected manuscripts to [John] White [publisher] but asks who "Hull." often quoted by Smith is; suggests alternatives for the words "scrotiforme" and "genitalia" to spare Smith's "character for delicacy". Eager for Scottish specimens of Smith's new 'Carex' species, particularly 'Carex incurva'.
On verso of second folio Goodenough notes that "Enchiridion" would be a good name for Smith's "Epitome" but as there is already a work under that title suggests "Synopsis" instead. |
| Date | 18 Nov 1799 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, 'Descriptions of five new British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1800 5(1), pp.264-273.
Thornton, R J, and Linnaeus, C, (1799-1807). "A new illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus." London: [privately].
Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| Notes | Smith replied 20 Dec [1799] |
| Publn_Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.537-538. |
| PrevRefNo | 11.71 |
| 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. |
| Creator Name | Goodenough, Samuel (1743-1827) |
| Access_Status | Open |