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their being kept secret as long as he wishes? I dread horribly the 
whole getting into the hands of people who will never do any good 
with it, & who have no right to it. L’héritier thinks that when his 
Bany 6 ae eee I ad you will not think it 
iapertinents Ta e it only ae at you may be aware of all that is 
going forward. Erhéritier i is not so apprehensive about the business 
as Broussonet: the latter is very uneasy : nobody else now any thing 
of the matter. The plants are the finest hing that can be, just 
like nut There are three new Mutisias, several Te aacing, 
Durantas, &c. &c. I am not sure that I should not risque some- 
thing ppg to keep the whole in England at present. I don't 
mean anything to the prejudice of those to whom y® treasure 
eae of it than le 
L’Heériti s siival in Hapland was thus reported Banks by 
sneer 21 Bap ay —‘‘ Mr. L’Heéritier a here two days 
his Banks eke, 24 Se 1786. Tieaiiiee Corresp.) :— 
‘¢ T,’Héritier’s business is in truth a veritable. French one; he means, 
as Smith informs me, to publish a Prodrom «age ade Peruviane at 
London, thinking that after such a man pa e the Spaniards will 
consider the game as up & make no farther iecsiigition. his, how- 
ever, is a secret. L’Héritier aia certainly have every assistance 
that the Herbarium or library can give him. As he stays three 
months I shall be up at least Ralf the time he is here. I write to 
him by this to offer him all civilities & regret my absence.” 
A week later Banks writes to Dryander :—“ I have a letter from 
L’Héritier which alarms me a good deal. I have from it conceived 
the opinion that of all “te impudent Frenchmen in the whole world 
is + impertinent & dan with tlling me 
hye asks my leave to A og che of my Gerania & 
by telling me that the gift of the Baron which were intended 
for gree is a charité bien placée. I have written him a cool — 
& desired — to return the Genera which be so good as to send 
taking notice before you seed them shale he » 
