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Sending Smith a new species of 'Sparganium', gathered in 1808 ago on Zetland [Shetland]; observations; believes it was referred to by Mr Neill in his "Tour to Orkney and Zetland", transcribes Neill's comments. Proposes name 'S. longifolium'.
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Will be in town and requests addresses of shops where certain experimental apparatus can be purchased. Send [H. E.?] Roscoe's direction.
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Looking forward to seeing Smith in London. The Linnean Society is flourishing "more & more every year"; [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert last filled chair "with great good humour & cheerfulness", [William George] Maton absent on account of death of his mother. Sir Joseph Banks passed winter surprisingly well, it gives "one less pain to see him wheeled about, than to see him walk in such a crippled gait". Recently wrote to [William] Webb of Clare Hall; it would be worthwhile if Smith went to Cambridge on his way to London to meet with his supporters there. Transcribes lines of a satirical poem written when the "late Bishop of Norwich" [Charles Manners-Sutton (1755-1828)] succeeded [John Moore (1730-1805)] as Archbishop of Canterbury, "in a more amiable style [sic] than the couplet on poor Lady Brownlow".
Grateful for Smith's condolences on death of his daughter Sophia [Lady Brownlow (1788-1814), wife of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow], a "victim of [...] this cruel winter". Believes the people at Cambridge are "most obstinatley blind to their own interests" [Smith's unsuccessful campaign to become Professor of Botany], comments that the Botanical Garden there last summer was in a "most forlorn uncomfortable state". Wishes Smith knew Mr Eustace, a writer who has been staying at Wormleybury. Sophia's death has "badly checked" the pleasure he gained from his plants and garden, which after the death of his wife Amelia were cultivated solely for Sophia.
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At home of student in highland moors along Nent River. Describes host family and barren surroundings. Greets all at St. John's. Asks about JH's chemistry lectures.
Encloses possible new species of 'Myosotis', found in this parish; suggests name 'M. sylvestris' [named 'M. intermedia' in Smith herbarium]. Lists new order for genus. Also sends a "flesh-coloured" 'Orchis mascula'. Following their recent enclosure they have lost 'Ophrys spiralis', 'O. fentunculus minimus', 'Veronica scutellata', 'Littorella', and 'Peplis'.
Following resumption of communications between Italy and England is sending copies of his works "Botanicon Etruscum" and "Observationes in varias Trifoliorum species", and [Georgio] Gallesio's "Traite du citrus".
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Sends a possible paper for "Linnean Transactions" for Smith to judge whether it makes any additional observations to what appears in George Montagu's [(1753–1815) naturalist] previous paper on Marine Animals [see Related Material]. Enquires after Smith's specimen of 'Lichen scaber' which was described in "English Botany" as a "great botanical rarity".
Introduces Mrs [Agnes] Ibbetson, praises her work on vegetable physiology; she is desirous to submit her manuscript to Smith's perusal.
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