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GB-110/JES/COR/2/7
Title
Giovanni Battista Balbis, Turin, [Italy], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
16 Apr 1802
Author(s)
Giovanni Battista Balbis 1765-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/7 from Giovanni Battista Balbis, Turin, [Italy], to James Edward Smith (16 April 1802)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Balbis, Giovanni Battista
Sent from:
Turin, Italy
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
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'.
Letter date:
16 Apr 1802
Languages:
French
Prev Ref No:
2.13
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 17 Nov [1802] |
| Related Material | Balbis, G B, (1801). "Elenco delle piante crescenti ne' contorni di Torino..." Turin: Stamperia Filantropica. |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
