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Comments on plants named by Smith; sale of his books in London.

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Requests translation of [Dietrich Heinrich] Stoever's "Life of Linnaeus". Responds to Smith's letter of 14 March: suffering from "wretchedly weak" stomach and "violent windy colic"; will send further information on Haller's library; will dry 'Orchis abortiva' and 'Satyrium hircinum' for [Thomas] Woodward; offers to send Smith ripe seed of his 'Morina persica' which looks as though it will flower this year; observes that his 'Cerinthe perennis' he wanted to be figured in Smith's "Spicilegium botanicum" is Haller's 'Cerinthe' in his "Historia & Nomenel". Thrilled by Smith's Botany Bay specimens especially 'Epacris', 'Embothrium', new 'Octandria' genus with fruit-like acorn, and obscure 'Diadelphia'.

List of books and prices and acknowledgement of receipt of bill.

Thanks for Smith's advice [on sale of copies of Brand's "Amoenitates Academicae" translation and manuscript of second volume]; he was only offered 13 guineas so intends to offer it in London. Details of the second volume, which includes: essay on hybrid plants; two abridged dissertations of Koebrenter on 'Lychni cuculoalus' and 'Digitalis hybriae'; a complete Herbatio Anglica from Hudson's 1778 edition, details of arrangement. Requests advice on selling remaining copies of first volume. Has a system for mechanically arranging species of complicated genera by the shortest character of a species; believes some of the genera in "Systema Naturae" were arranged by a similar system.

No longer needs copies of "Linnean Transactions" vols 1 and 2 for Dr [Marcus Elieser] Bloch [(1723-1799), physician and naturalist], but requests copy of vol 2 for [Godfry Christian] Reich. Elected member of Societé des Scrutateurs de la Nature de Berlin. Will request shells from Boys.

Received letter from Dr Bechstein with copy of his German translation of his [Latham's] "General synopsis" and request for copy of "Index [ornithologicus]" for translation, with which he will comply. Dr [Godfry Christian] Reich sending natural history dissertations, including on 'Lichen islandicus' and . Requests specimen of 'Trochus imperialis' for friend of Reich's, who is willing to offer £4 for it, as well as 'Trochus cookii', 'Bulla vulva', [James] Dickson's "Hortus siccus britannicus", and plants from Smith's "Spicilegium botanicum". His acquaintance with German naturalists.

Apologises but will be too ill to receive Smith and his two friends on Saturday, though they should still visit on their way to Bulstrode [Park, Buckinghamshire, home of Duke of Portland]. Warns Smith that her garden is not currently looking its best.

Acknowledges Smith's postponement of his visit on account of her ill-health and hopes the next time he visits the [Harvey] Spraggs will be of the party. Grieg, her gardener, disappointed Smith did not come as he had got the plants in best order possible. Will send seeds.

Smith's "Tour" "highly spoken of" in both the "Analytical Review" and "British Critic Review", the former speaking more advantageously of it, his comment that an attack on [Samuel] Johnson [(1709-1784), writer] and [Edmund] Burke [(1730-1797), politician] would be considered "little short of treason" is true. Requests Smith and [Samuel] Goodenough to examine 'Fucus elongatus' Linnaeus, for their paper on the genus; his own observations. Sent Goodenough probable specimen of 'Fucus corallinus' of "Flora Danica", though he believes it is a variety of 'F. parpucascens'.

Concerned at fate of letters he sent to Smith and [Samuel] Goodenough under direction of [Thomas] Marsham. Received from [Lilly] Wigg [(1749-1828), botanist] a curious new 'Ulva' from the Mediterranean, like 'Fucus lorens'.

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