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1775
Esteemed Friend
I have spoken to a sensible Nantucket Whale fisher, about the practicability of getting some of this occupation to sail to the Straits of Magellan & procure us the Winteranier [possibly Winterana]. I proposed a reward of £100 to the person who brought the plant alive to England.
He thinks it practicable - and that the reward will induce somebody to go in quest of this plant. Be kind enough to recollect any other in the same place that may be worth a search - and procure such a sketch and such a description as may enable even a fisherman to find what we want.
The Winteranier is engraved. I will get a few coloured drawings, and this short description I fancy will suffice. That its bark and leaves have a very spicy smell, and a hot biting taste.