Moved to Fulham "out of the bustle" of London. Hoping to send the engravings, specimens and manuscripts for his book "Description of the genus Pinus" but waiting first for Lamarck's next volume in which he hopes for information on 'Pinus orientalis'. Paid twelve guineas for the engraving of 'Pinus sylvestris'. Bought the "Flora Peruviana" for seventeen guineas, believes it is the only copy in England. Received his first share of [William] Roxburgh's Indian plants from Sir Joseph Banks, currently on 'Triandria', will send any duplicates Smith desires. Discusses 'Durva', the 'Agrostis linearis' of Retz, figured in volume four of "Asiatick Researches" by Sir William Jones [(1746-1794) philologist]. Believes it is 'Panicum dactylon', remarks that even [Carl Ludwig] Willdenow was mistaken about it. Has been in chair at Linnean Society every other meeting since Smith left town.

Thanks for the very favourable review of "Flora Britannica" in the January issue of the "Monthly Review". Explains that there will be a longer delay in publishing the remaining volumes in order to compare Cryptogamia and fungus in [James] Dickson's "Cryptogamia", [Erik] Acharius' "Prodromus Lichenographiae Suecicae", and [Christiaan Hendrik] Persoon's "general work on fungi"; and have a further two seasons of spring to work on 'Salix'. Responds to remarks made in the review on nomenclature.