Autograph Letter Signed, February 14, 1832, Bayswater, London – A General Letter of Introduction to Nine Leading Horticulturists, Gardener’s, and Seedsmen of Paris

Loudon, John Claudius

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quarto, one page, plus docketing notes on integral address leaf, some foxing, formerly folded, else in good, legible condition. 1832 Massachusetts Farmer sails to Paris to meet the great Horticulturists of Paris. "The bearer Mr. B. Poor, a citizen of North America, much attached to agricultural and gardening pursuits and an honest and good man, is strongly recommended to your attentions and to those of all good Frenchmen who may be personally acquainted with Your most obedient servant, J.C. Loudon". Loudoun was a famous Scotsman, landscape architect of the Royal Horticultural Society, genius of greenhouse architecture (who coined the word ?arboretum?), author of more than a dozen books, and, not incidentally, husband of a popular British writer of gardening guides for women as well as early science fiction. During the ?Age of Jackson? when American science and technology was barely beginning to come into its own, it was remarkable that Loudoun should write this letter on behalf on behalf of Benjamin Poor, an unknown Massachusetts farmer, albeit an avid gardener, who journeyed across the Atlantic for the sole purpose of meeting the leading master gardeners of the world. As Poor carried this letter with him on his travels, it must have had the honor of being read by the most renowned botanists, nurserymen, horticulturists, seed, and plant importers of their day, including the master rose-hybridizer of the early 19th century and the designer of the royal kitchen garden at Versailles. One wonders if these men were amused to welcome a simple Massachusetts farmer who humbly shared their passions.

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• Titre: Autograph Letter Signed, February 14, 1832, Bayswater, London ? A General Letter of Introduction to Nine Leading Horticulturists, Gardener?s, and Seedsmen of Paris
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