Ippolito Maurizio Maria Durazzo, Genoa, [Italy], to James Edward Smith

Summary

Encloses catalogue of plants [from his botanical garden]. Requests seeds of 'Mimosa', 'Cassia', 'Aeschinomene', 'Poinciana pinus', 'Laurus' and 'Juniperus', excluding species in his catalogue. His brother J. Luc has received the plants that Smith sent. Advises Smith to send plants in a box rather than an open basket in future.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2777

From

Ippolito Maurizio Maria Durazzo

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

2 Feb 1792

Sent from

Genoa, Italy

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/4/89, The Linnean Society of London

Language

French

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Ippolito Maurizio Maria Durazzo
• Sir James Edward Smith