Praised Adanson’s Familles des plantes and Duhamel’s Elémens d’Agriculture as precious and hoped that M. Bombarde, who died in March of the previous year, would have introduced him to Adanson. Wants to be informed on good books in natural history so as to avoid falling into traps of charlatans like Dagoty and Buc’hoz; criticises Buc’hoz’s first book sharply, and to which he was misled by the use of Adanson’s name in the prospectus. Could not get Adanson’s Voyage at several booksellers in Paris. Would be happy if Adanson would come to herborize with him in the country; facilities are at his disposal.