Encloses drawings; has no female florets on his 'Eriocaulon sexangulare' , requests Smith's assistance. Sir Joseph Banks and [James] Dickson think the 'Ribes petraeum' in "English botany" is only a variety of 'R. rubrum'; argues against this, small ink sketch. Smith should expect Dickson's "Fasciculus [plantarum cryptogamicarum Britanniae]" soon as he is working on the plates. Encloses a new 'Lichen'. Asks after the 'Ulva' he previously sent

Postpones dinner with Smith and [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert.

[Notes on recto of folio in Smith's hand:] transcript of description of 'Eriogonum' from Michaux "Flora Boreali-Americana" vol 1 246, and list of plants headed "Hort Gramina Austriaca".