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In response to a 'hint' from Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer JDH discusses the merits of discontinuing the English description of species in the BOTAICAL MAGAZINE. He points out that whilst the Latin description are often cited, e.g in [Arthur Gerhard] Walpers' works, the English are not. The 'yarns' about the species attract interest but are labour intensive & those who do not include them such as [John Gilbert] Baker complete the descriptions much faster than JDH. JDH mentions he has written to [George] King. Also that he is enclosing a letter from [Isaac Bayley] Balfour [letter not present] to whom he wrote about the BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. In a post script JDH adds that he can no longer expect [Daniel] Morris to contribute the previously offered excursus on Erythroxylum coca for the BOTANICAL MAGAZINE & asks if there is any more recent information on it than in the Jan 1889 [KEW] BULLETIN.