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Referee's report by Dukinfield Henry Scott, on a paper 'Contributions to the knowledge of lower carboniferous plants. I.—On the genus Rhacopteris, Schimper. II.—On the morphology of Sphenopteris Teiliana, Kidston, and its bearing on the position of the fructification on the frond of some lower carbon­iferous plants' by John Walton

Reference number: RR/34/130

Date: 22 April 1926

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Sectional Committee: Botany

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The illustrations are essential. Does not think the conclusion is supported, suggests the author elaborate on his reasoning. Refers to work of Robert Kidston.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 1927]

Endorsed on verso as received 24 April 1926.

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RR/34/130
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22 April 1926
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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4 pages
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Dukinfield Henry Scott, Referee's report by Dukinfield Henry Scott, on a paper 'Contributions to the knowledge of lower carboniferous plants. I.—On the genus Rhacopteris, Schimper. II.—On the morphology of Sphenopteris Teiliana, Kidston, and its bearing on the position of the fructification on the frond of some lower carbon­iferous plants' by John Walton, 22 April 1926, RR/34/130, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_34_130/referees-report-by-dukinfield-henry-scott-on-a-paper-contributions-to-the-knowledge-of-lower-carboniferous-plants-ion-the-genus-rhacopteris-schimper-iion-the-morphology-of-sphenopteris-teiliana-kidston-and-its-bearing-on-the-position-of-the-fructification-on-the-frond-of-some-lower-carboniferous-plants-by-john-walton, accessed on 24 March 2025

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