From:
Giovanni Battista Balbis
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
16 Apr 1802
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/2/7, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Sends his book on the local flora of Turin, and catalogue of the Botanical Garden at Turin. Asks for botanical correspondence with Smith on same terms Smith had with Dr [Jean Pierre Marie] Dana, who died a year ago. [Carlo] Allioni and [Carlo Antonio Ludovico] Bellardi are in good health. Requests seeds of 'Hedysarum gyrans' and 'Dinoaea muscipula'.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London