Linnaeus writes to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien to inform him that a Maximilian Wilhelm Reinhard, has presented a treatise on Acacia to the Academy [in the hope of becoming a member]. Linnaeus has been asked by the Academy’s secretary, Pehr WilhelmWargentin] to read it and give his opinion [Linnaeus refers to Neue Abhandlung von dem Baume Acacia oder dem Schotendorne, which was a translation from the Nouveau Traité sur l'arbre nommé Acacia].
Linnaeus has planted some acacias in his garden and found that they do not thrive in our climate; they need protection and sunny places. There are a few old trees in Ekholmssund, but, in spite of their beautiful flowers, it is not a tree that can be a solution to our shortage of wood.
What Reinhard says is not his own opinion and results. His treatise is only a translation of a French study.
More important is his Populus nigra which thrives here and is a big fast-growing tree. It grews on both St. Olof’s and Johannes’s church-yard in Stockholm.
However, Populus alba grows even faster and should be recommended in the first place, which Linnaeus did in his Arboretum Svecicum.
Linnaeus finds Bengt Bergius’s essay on the “Corinthian radish”, charming and beautiful and recommends it for publication [it was published in February the same year, "Corinthiska Rättikan"].