From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
William Roscoe
Date:
2 Jun 1806
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/17/33, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Details reception of Roscoe's paper [on 'Scitamineae'] at Linnean Society; approved by everybody, especially [Jonas] Dryander, who has suggested some changes in terminology after he and Smith went through all the paper's references and specimens. [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert and [William Townsend] Aiton also praised it, though they are convinced Roscoe could not have had the knowledge and materials and that it was written by Smith.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London