Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/67 |
Title | William Roscoe to James Edward Smith, at Claude Scott Esq MP, London |
Description | 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. |
Date | 10 Jun 1809 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Related Material | White, 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. |
Notes | Smith replied 15 Aug [1809] |
PrevRefNo | 17.135 |
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 |