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From:
Joseph Priestley; William Withering
To:
Joseph Banks
Date:
28 March 1782
Source of text:
L&P/7/251, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
William Withering
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
27 May 1784
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/26/63, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks Smith for the "very judicious and liberal criticisms" he made upon the sheet [probably "A botanical arrangement of British plants" second edition], discusses various aspects of the work, including: difficulties of making the references; accenting of trivial and generic names, in accordance with Smith's opinion; omitted etymology; has made the times of flowering as accurate as possible but unsure how to do same for ripening of seeds and budding of leaves; work proceeding so slowly it will not be ready for publication next year, unless they leave the cryptogams for an additional volume.

If young Linnaeus had lived they had intended to compare the plants with the Linnaean specimens; they now hear the whole collection is coming to England, but they do not know who has acquired it. Will send Smith a copy of the book when printed.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
William Withering
To:
Joseph Priestley
Date:
22 February 1788
Source of text:
L&P/9/88, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society