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shrunk from the society of a man who always 
took occasion to attack with violence what he 
knew to be my most favourite sentiments.” 
L’Heririer.—‘ Among the Linnean botanists, Mr. 
L’Héritier is eminently distinguished by his 
most superb and scientific publications, the 
plates of which are executed with a degree of 
accuracy rarely to be met with, nor are the 
descriptions less complete.” 
“ ButiiarD is well known by his Herbier de la 
France.” 
“ DEsFONTAINES, Professor of Botany at the Royal 
Garden, was in 1786 lately returned from Bar- 
bary with a rich harvest of plants and insects, 
all of which he allowed me to examine and 
partake of.” 
THourn.—*< Mr. Thouin, who has the superinten- 
dence of the Botanic Garden, deserves my 
warmest acknowledgements for the very liberal 
manner in which he at all times allowed me 
access to that rich collection, as well as to his 
own private herbarium, which I looked over 
entirely with great advantage.” 
BroussoneT,—* with whose friendship a stranger 
could want nothing in Paris, and whose bene- 
volence I had not now to seek for the first 
time. Few-naturalists equal him for zeal and 
abilities.” 
Montpellier. 
Dorturs.—* A very ingenious entomologist.” 
Govan.— The old correspondent of Linnzus, well 
