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Referee's report by Henry Edward Armstrong, on a paper 'On the germination of the seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis)' by Joseph Reynolds Green

Reference number: RR/10/347

Date: 1890

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' in its present form. Refers to work by Julius von Sachs. There are only a few new facts presented. Considers it 'the duty of the Royal Society to discourage the presentation of immature efforts'.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1891]

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RR/10/347
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1890
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Edward Armstrong

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Henry Edward Armstrong, Referee's report by Henry Edward Armstrong, on a paper 'On the germination of the seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis)' by Joseph Reynolds Green, 1890, RR/10/347, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_347/referees-report-by-henry-edward-armstrong-on-a-paper-on-the-germination-of-the-seed-of-the-castor-oil-plant-ricinus-communis-by-joseph-reynolds-green, accessed on 14 January 2025

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