“ADANSONIA”, FÊTES CHAMPÊTRES ET LINNÉENS FRANÇAIS

Summary In France, several “Sociétés Linnéennes” still enjoy a scientific activity, especially at Bordeaux, Caen and Lyon. Information is given on the membership and the nature of the first “Société Linnéenne de Paris”: field meetings around Paris between 1822 and 1827 are reported. The birth of the tradition took place about 1790. The various clubs for french Linnaeans and their correspondents were “branches”, “colonies”, “sociétés affiliées”; women were admitted since 1822. The publications of the Society dealt with various theoretical and technical sciences. The second Parisian Linnaean Society, created by H. E. Baillon, is also briefly discussed.