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In the same letter Ghini speaks of collecting plants in the Apuane 
Alps in 1544 to place in the Pisa garden. From this Chiovenda 
infers that the Pisa garden was in existence as early as 1543. 
Chiovenda finds the above evidence confirmed by Luigi (Aluigi) 
Squalermo (called Anguillara), a herbalist to Ghini, in an “ opin- 
ion” (Parere XIV) which he dedicated to Giacomo Antonio 
Cortuso, at Padova, May 20, 1560, in which Anguillara writes 
that in 1542 he found the spurge, “la Pitiusa” (Euphorbia P1- 
thiusa L. ?), on the Black Mountains of Livorno, and that he 
brought it for “ Professor Luca” (i.e. Ghini) to Pisa. Therefore 
Ghini would appear to have been at Pisa during the summer of 
1542 to receive the plants gathered for him by Anguillara. See 
Nantes (1), last sentence before “ Directors.” Also Rome (2), 
Note; and Venice. 
But since Duke Cosimo did not decide on the appointment of 
Ghini to Pisa until after Fuchs had refused the position in the be- 
ginning of 1543, Chiovenda points out that Ghini could not have been 
at Pisa before 1543, and that the date 1542, given by Anguillara, is 
a mistake and should be 1543. “ Consequently,” says Chiovenda, 
“this would bea proof that in the summer of 1543 Ghini was already 
engaged in a Botanic Garden at Pisa, for use at the University.” 
Anguillara (says Chiovenda) was the first herbalist for Ghini 
at the Botanic Garden of the University of Pisa, and was succeeded 
by Simone from St. Momeo. He subsequently became the first 
“director ” of the Botanic Garden of Padua (q.v.). 
“Thus,” says Chiovenda, ‘we obtain a glimpse behind the 
scenes of the establishment of the original Botanic Garden of Pisa, 
wherefore we can maintain that the beginning of its construction 
took place in the summer of 1543, through the work of Professor 
Luca Ghini, assisted by the herbalist, Luigi Anguillara.” 
PORTICI 
Orto BoTANICO DELLA FAcoLTA DI AGRARIA DELLA 
R. UniversitA pi NAPOLI 
Ex Palazzo Reale, Portici, presso Napoli 
Established: 1872. Area: 2 ha. 
Directors: 
1. Nicola Pedicino (1872-1877) 
