Offers to return item he is copying, should Smith require it. [James] Sowerby's inaccuracies with 'Stewartia' were caused by his preoccupation with sons' illnesses; transcribes 'Stewartia' description from "Flore Boreali-Americana". [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert well, though his 'Renealmia' only flowered once with him. Congratulates Smith on his discovery of "the long lost 'Globba'", and pleased to hear he is studying the "dark things" in 'Scitamineae'. Lord Blandford [George Spencer-Churchill] sent Sowerby a new 'Metrosideros' and the grand 'Hydrangea quercifolia', latter imported by Lyons who also imported 'Arabis hispida'.

Since returning to England [William] Roxburgh has changed name of 'Renealmia calcaratum' to 'R. spicatum' in his manuscript, assigning no reason, but offended that [Henry Charles] Andrews [(fl 1794-1830)] has published it.