William George Maton, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

A new paper on the Cardamom [White's 'Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom'] which authorises it as a new genus. Had named it 'Garcia cardamomum' in the new edition of the London Pharmacopoeia, but [Martin] Vahl [(1749-1804)] and [Carl Ludwig] Willdenow had made prior claims on the name, asks Smith's assistance in determining a new name.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3106

From

William George Maton

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

14 Jan 1809

Sent from

London

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/7/56, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• William George Maton