Letter from Jos. D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Information
Title
Letter from Jos. D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
MAW/1/234
Date
13 Apr 1885
Scope & content
Written from Royal Gardens, Kew. Manuscript
Maw’s Crocus book will not be published before his name comes before the [Royal Society] Council, so he should send a copy (which would be returned) to the secretary of the Royal Society [Michael Foster and George Stokes] for the Council’s inspection; this would prevent anyone saying they could not judge his merits without the book being out; he has no idea what the other candidates have achieved, nor whether Maw is likely to get in this year; there are 62 candidates