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Referee's report by Edwin Ray Lankester, on two papers 'On the sexual cells and the early stages in the development of Millepora plicata' by Sydney John Hickson and 'A contribution to the study of the comparative anatomy of flowers' by G Henslow

Reference number: RR/10/178

Date: 28 December 1887

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First paper - Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the author exhibit his specimen preparations.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1888]

Second paper - Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', along with all of the drawings.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1888']

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RR/10/178
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28 December 1887
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Edwin Ray Lankester

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Edwin Ray Lankester, Referee's report by Edwin Ray Lankester, on two papers 'On the sexual cells and the early stages in the development of Millepora plicata' by Sydney John Hickson and 'A contribution to the study of the comparative anatomy of flowers' by G Henslow, 28 December 1887, RR/10/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_178/referees-report-by-edwin-ray-lankester-on-two-papers-on-the-sexual-cells-and-the-early-stages-in-the-development-of-millepora-plicata-by-sydney-john-hickson-and-a-contribution-to-the-study-of-the-comparative-anatomy-of-flowers-by-g-henslow, accessed on 22 March 2025

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