Draft of a letter from Carl Linnaeus fil. to Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734–1793).
Linnaeus fil. feels overwhelmed and ashamed to start this letter and states the reasons of his negligence.
He has been distracted these years by various things, firstly his duties as demonstrator, secondly his second office, that of professor, and thirdly his travels through South Sweden and Skåne.
He has published his second decade of plants, which Burman can get from Schultz's.
Mentions Johan Peter Falk (1733–1774).
He wishes he had more plants to describe, especially those from Europe, even the commonest.
Comments on the many plants names and their synonyms, mentioning Caspar Bauhin's "Pinax". Finishes with a special mention for Italian botanists.
On the last page, written upside down, are introductory words to a series of lectures, concerning the foundations of natural history.