From:
Thomas Andrew Knight
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
21 Mar 1818
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/47, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Accepts [Patrick] Keith's [(1769-1840)] apology regarding his "Linnean Transactions" paper, though believes Keith took unnecessary trouble to generate "feelings of hostility", and comments on Keith's attempt at justification in his book ["A system of physiological botany" (1816)], in which he blames a "confusion of language". Asks that an explanation be given in the next volume of "Linnean Transactions".
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London