number of native plants in the Botanie Gardens of which he 
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not think you would find one species which you have not 
already. 
Florence, November 27, 1846, 
Shortly after I last wrote to you we came direct by steam- 
boat from Constantinople to Trieste, where we landed on the 
9th of this month, the first day of a violent gale from the 
north, which lasted several days, followed by frost and 
putting an end to all out-door botanising for this year. At 
Trieste we found our friend, Mr. Tommasini, risen in point 
of worldly station, being now President of the Magistracy of 
Trieste, but at the same time more taken up with official 
business, and consequently with less leisure for Botany. He 
has, however, much increaséd his herbarium ; that of his 
own peculiar region, the Littorale and adjacent mountains, 
and Istria, is very complete in species, specimens and stations, 
and is such as the writer of a local Flora ought to possess; 
he has also added considerably to his general collection, 
especially from those parts of Europe allied to his own coun- 
try in their Flora. He is now taking measures for an expe- 
dition next season into Bosnia by Sendtner, (author of 
papers on Brazilian Solaneæ, &c., written at Munich), the 
expences to be defrayed by subscribers to the plants he will. 
collect.* The mountains of Bosnia, from their height and — - 
| situation, 2 are probably rich, they have never been visited, —— 
and the political state of the country happens. to afford at — 
this moment some peculiar facilities. As soon as the arrange- 
ments are completed, I will communicate them to you. 
= Dr. Biacollette at Trieste still continues to increase the 
has the management, and he has lately had a green and hot 
house built. He has also published an account of his Be 
nical tour, some years since with the King of Sas 
Dalmatia and Montenegro, and a Botanical | our oh 
