Glad Smith has returned from Norfolk in good health. The leaves of her two 'Portlandia' differ from sketch in Smith's letter, being perfectly equal at the base, and cannot be certain about 'Hedera'.

Smith mistaken about Mr Wallen's sending of 'Euphorbia' and 'Hedera'; 'E. wallenia' came living from him in 1778, but in memoranda of other Jamaican plants at the same time there is no mention of 'Hedera', although there are several without names. Dr King transcribing her opinions on it and asks Smith to postpone printing his article about the plant till next week. If Smith visits next Sunday he could see 'Lagerstroemia' and Botany Bay plant in flower, the first to do so since they came over.

Memorandum, in different hand [probably Dr King], on the introduction of 'Hedera' to England, from the recollections of gardener at Wentworth, [Yorkshire], who had been at Wimbledon on its arrival, a few years before 1780.

Apologises for any trouble Smith had with her style and titles in dedicating his book to her ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum.."]. Dr Pictairn and [James] Lee visited yesterday. Asks if [Richard] Salisbury remembers seeing blue lily in flower on visit of five years ago and what sort of leaves and bulb it had.

Urges Smith to come early in order to see her large 'Portlandia', which now has twelve flowers in flower, and to bring [Jonas] Dryander and [Adam Afzelius].

Sent [James] Sowerby flower of 'Myrtus tomentosa', which he is painting life sized for her "in its full dignity of royal purple", it flowers "for ever" but they turn white after a few days in sun. Astonished by how much the 'Passiflora' in her hothouse has flowered, called "the Bats wing" by herself and 'P. vespertilio' by [Samuel] Goodenough, resembles the one in Smith's ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum...", 'Passiflora lunata']; will send pressed flower, fresh flower and leaves for comparison, notes her own observations. Loddiges sent it as true 'Passiflora vespertilio' with two 'Cinnamomum', one which Loddiges insists is the true and the other the same as Mr Hastings', a mango, and white flower variety of 'Rhododendron mexicana'.

Jokes that she will soon be King's Bench Prison [debtors' prison in Southwark, London] where she "shall look for relief to some of my botanical friends".

Will let Smith decided whether her gift of ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum.."] for [Edmund] Davall should be the large or small copy. Her 'Portlandia', in addition to the 17 flowers Smith saw on it at once, keeps flowering without signs of exhaustion and has two fruits swelling on it, though most are not, asks in what state he would like to inspect them. Asks after [James] Sowerby's drawings of 'Portlandia' and 'Myrtus tomentosa' for her.

Requests copy of lesser sized ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum.."] for herself with both English and Latin, and Duchess of Portland [Dorothy Bentinck], Mrs [Elizabeth] Weddell, and [William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl] Fitzwilliam [(1748-1833)] will also want copies.

Declined Mr Bromfield's drawings as Smith's information on 'Coralline' was decisive and is out of her area of interest. Much more inclined to send [Edmund] Davall the larger copy of Smith's ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum.."].

Offers her hothouse 'Gordonia pubescens' to be drawn by [James] Sowerby; notices that Linnaeus and Kew place 'Gordonia' under different classes, hers seems 'Monogynia' but inside of flower resembles 'Camelia'. Lightning and distant thunder yesterday evening.

'Gordonia pubescens' dropped off this morning and was examined, sends principle part of flower. The new 'Geranium' in her stove which Smith pointed out is coming into flower, suggests that [James] Sowerby sketch it. Requests copies of Sowerby's "Florist" to circulate in Yorkshire.

Requests introduction to [John] Fairbairn for her gardener, Grieg, to see Chelsea [Physic Garden] plants and the 'Heleconia' coming into flower, and for him to view Smith's Linnaean collections. Hopes [Joseph von] Jacquin will stay in England this winter "for I should think the troubles at Paris must interrupt all science, as well as pleasure", and if he stays till summer will arrange for him to visit her, Bulstrode [Park, Buckinghamshire, home of Duke of Portland], and Mrs North's and [Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of] Tankerville's [(1743-1822)] collections.

'Myrtus tomentosa' about to flower, will tell Smith for his book as it has never been figured ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum..."]. Would like to see painting of 'Aralia' before given to Jacquin for his father [Nikolaus von Jacquin]; it is very tall and flowered on three branches this year compared to last year's five.

As she knows that "Doct[o]r Smith's memory retains ever plant that he ever saw, or ever read of" asks her to identify plant in her pine hothouse in kitchen garden just now come into flower, sends specimen of flowers and leaf for [James] Sowerby to paint if rare, in similar style to the 'Catesbaea' he did for her.

"The Home Oracle" agreed with her that the 'Gordonia' is correctly placed in "Hortus Kewensis" and also concurred on its resemblance to 'Camelia' in part of flower; asks Smith to explain his separation of the two "sister 'Gordonias'. Uncertain if her new 'Geranium' will flower. Asks Sowerby to directly send the two numbers of his "Florist". Thinks Sowerby's small work mentioned by Smith "would be very pleasing" ["English Botany"] but as it would feature English plants fears it would interfere with [William] Curtis' ["Botanical magazine"] and the "great work of English plants".

Sends copy of his "Illustrationes Theophrasti". Would like to see a new edition of Theophrastus.

Thanks for Smith's letter and the "great trouble" he has taken over her cabinet. Politely declines Smith's offer to send a living tortoise. Sending coloured drawing of "some very Curious old gold things found in a Field near Dolecothy, [Glamorganishire]", which her father thinks are Roman. She is going to Dolecothy with her aunt, Eliza, to visit her uncle and hunt curiosities. Received letter from her aunt Charlotte expressing her gratitude for Mrs Kindersley's kindnesses._x000D_

[Coloured drawing of jewellery sent with next letter JES/COR/16/11]

Received Smith's letter of 11 [June]. His enjoyment of this house; "it is really the nicest cradle for old age" and intends to spend winter here. Shortly returning to Hafod, [Cardiganshire]. Asks Smith to order "empyreumatic lignious acid" for him; anxious to try it on flesh and fish. Asks if Smith has seen Slater's "steam kitchen", "one of the cleverest and most useful inventions". Looking forward to Smth and [Thomas William] Coke's visit to Hafod; his high opinion of Coke. Smith's opinion that we may be near the end of the French Revolution is "very just", though not as near as the ministers think; French politics.

Confirms that it was his friend Merivale who wrote the verses for Miss [Mariamne] Johnes' epitaph [his daughter]; Merivale's character and other work. Dreads the effect of her memorial, to be erected shortly.

Thanks for Smith's letter of 13 [January]. Just recovered from severe cough and inflammation on the lungs, the same as last year which Mr Williams "wilfully" misdiagnosed. Surprised and upset by failure of [William] Roscoe's bank [Roscoe was a partner in the Clarke family bank, which failed in 1816]. Fears the country is in a "miserable state" and does not know what can be done to pay the nation's creditors. He has no rents and farms thrown "on hand", wishes that [Thomas William] Coke's tenant who "set a notable example of calling out his landlord" had been "more severely punished". Would be happy to see Smith's friend Mr Lane at Lympstone, [Devon].

By request of Mrs [Jane] Johnes informs Smith of the death of Colonel [Thomas] Johnes, at four p.m. yesterday afternoon.

Thanks Smith for the letter he sent Mr [James] Goss on the death of her husband, [Thomas Johnes], and for his friendship to him and their "darling daughter" [Mariamne Johnes]. Her grief and Christian faith.

Will of Thomas Johnes: estimated that after debts Thomas Johnes has left his widow [Jane Johnes] £40,000, "much more than sufficient" for a comfortable maintenance. A considerable legacy was left to Hugh Smith, late of Lincoln's Inn, and the reversion of Hafod, [Cardiganshire], was sold to Clauton two years ago, to be completed on Johnes' death.

Fruit experiments: after experimenting with white chili and black strawberry varieties to find specific identity is now convinced they are both varieties of the Canadian wood strawberry, culled by gardeners of the Duke of Kent [Prince Edward (1767-1820)], which is the parent of the common. Bred peach and almond freely so no longer doubts their specific identity and hopes to present fruit obtained from seed of almond and pollen of peach to the Linnean Society next year.

Attended Linnean Society anniversary meeting; there was general sorrow at Smith's absence and the cause of it, hopes he is well again. Happy to observe the increase of "friendly feelings" between the Linnean and Horticultural Societies, and the latter as the younger Society is careful not to invade on the Linnean's province. Received letter from [Charles-François Brisseau de] Mirbel; he has given Horticultural Society his hypothesis on the conversion of bark into albumum. Unsure of what to make of his "rival" Patrick Keith [(1769-1840), clergyman and botanist] in "Linnean Transactions" and two subsequent volumes [see RelatedMaterial below], as his "misrepresentations are too gross"; will ignore the books but must point out his "Transactions" errors.

At Smith's request has sent an "imperfect draught" [extant] of a bird he supposes "non descript" and possibly a variety, not having seen a drawing corresponding exactly with it, and has only referred to Edward and Albin's "Natural History [of birds]". Requests Smith's opinion from his "perfect knowledge of natural history".

Coloured figure of bird [Smith annotation: "'Loxia enucleator'", "'Loxia curvirostra' female" crossed out and replaced with 'enucleator']

Looking forward to visit of Smith and [William] Roscoe from Holkham, [Norfolk, home of Thomas William Coke] to Narford. Thanks for ticket to the Norwich Ball.

Sends copy of his "Extracts [from Bruce's travels in Abyssinia]", as an explanatory note to his edition of Theophrastus he sent Smith last summer ["Theophrasti Eresii de Historia plantarum"]

Flattered by gratification Smith and [William] Roscoe received from their visit to Narford. Comments that whilst the English "for more than a century have been in the practice of purchasing minor curiosities in Italy, the French, "at one fell swoop", carried off the best statues, pictures, and the rarest books and manuscripts from the Vatican. Praises Roscoe. Will visit Smith in Norwich, [Norfolk], in the winter.