Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/138 |
Title | William Roscoe, Toxteth Park, [near Liverpool, Lancashire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Henbury Hill, near Bristol |
Description | Apologises for delay in responding to Smith; he has been in a state of "unaccountable indolence & debility" with his only exertion being the publication of his "Monandrian Plants"; retierates principal point of the work, being to ascertain precise limits of genera 'Maranta', 'Phrynium', and 'Thalia', and settling points on 'Castus'. Received letter from Thomas William Coke; was anxious to hear of Coke's feverish attack. Hopes to meet Smith again soon. |
Date | 3 Sep 1825 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Related Material | Roscoe, W, (1828). "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae, chiefly drawn from living specimens in the Botanic Garden At Liverpool ... With descriptions and observations." Liverpool: [printer:] G. Smith. |
Publn_Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.371-372. |
PrevRefNo | 17.277 |
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 | Roscoe, William (1753-1831) |
Access_Status | Open |