Ottaviano Targioni Tozzetti, Florence, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Banks', London

Summary

Intended to send a catalogue of seeds from from botanic garden of Santa Maria Nuova hospital, of which he is the head, as thanks for coming to see the herbarium of [Pier Antonio] Micheli [(1679-1737)] but it has been delayed. Will send any seeds Smith requests. Requests seeds of 'Lathyrus cicera'.

Desiderata in Smith's hand, second folio, comprising: 'Amethystea coerulea'; 'Avena nuda'; 'Catananche lutea'; 'Cerastium alpinum'; 'Cardamine resedifolia'; 'Dianthus diminutus'; 'Dolichos sesquipedalis'; 'Hasselquistia aegyptiaca'; 'Hieracium auricula'; 'Lagoecia cuminoides'; 'Silene atocion'; and 'Xeranthemum annuum'.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN456

From

Ottaviano Targioni Tozzetti

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

3 Apr 1787

Sent from

Florence, Italy

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/10/1, 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.