Delighted by Smith's "Tour", were he ignorant of the author would say "he is the favour'd child of Nature" and enjoyed his remarks on painting. Sends specimens of what he thinks is the 'Carex' like coriander mentioned in "Tour" vol 3 p.142 and corrects errors viz. 'Lichen encaustus' gathered in Alps, of Smith's new lichens only 'exanthematicus' and 'saxifragus' grow near Orbe, Smith's vol 1 p.175 "like a fucus in miniature" [these have all been ticked in pencil]. Sending a few plants. Financial and legal troubles with his wife's eldest brother. Sending plants without numbering, offers to send seed of the 'Verbascum' and 'Digitalis'.