Thanks for Smith's answer concerning a mysterious letter from [John Leonard] Knapp, who "draws admirably". Sending specimens of 'Agrostis minima' and 'Schoenus rufus' to [James] Sowerby and Smith. Also encloses a lichen, asks its name. His lameness has been relieved by two months of seabathing.

Thanks Smith for the "monument" erected to his memory [genus 'Daviesia'], asks to be able to pay for at least one of the engravings in whatever work it appears. Approves of Smith adopting [Johann] Hedwig's principles for ascertaining new genera. Encloses all the specimens that [William] Hudson attributes to him, except 'Bryum cirrhatum', has made obserbervations on the outer package of each.

Has made a 'gymnostomum' of 'Bryum alpinum'. Surprised to hear that Smith had not received the true 'Bryum verticillatum' from himself as he recalls after [James] Dickson had given the public "a very different one for that species" he had sent specimens to Smith, [Samuel] Goodenough and Dickson. Sends several more specimens of 'Bryum'.