From:
John Brand
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
6 Jun 1794
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/21/19, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Revised his system for arranging complicated genera by the shortest species character; history of the system, first used in conjunction with characters of [William] Hudson's 'Fucus' species; provides example based on 'Festuca' and determined with parcel of slips he also encloses. Requests name of another bookseller should White decline his book [second volume of his "Amoenitates Academicae" translation].
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London