An engineer in India, who has read Descent, sends observations on native racial characters.

Comments on FH’s paper ["Verbreitungsmittel der Compositenfrüchte", Bot. Ztg. 30 (1872): 1–14].

Discusses function of mucus filaments on seeds of Compositae and other plants.

Comments on Eugen Askenasy’s publication [Beiträge zur Kritik der Darwin’schen Lehre (1872)].

Comments on evolutionary views of Carl Nägeli.

Sending sheets of his forthcoming work on Africa [Martyrdom of man (1872)] with views that differ from CD’s on music and sexual selection.

The Pall Mall Gazette will review the new [6th] edition of the Origin, together with Mivart’s Genesis of species [1871].

Sends 6th ed. of Origin;

draws attention to his criticism of ARW’s estimate of Kovalevsky;

mentions his disagreement with much of Spencer’s doctrine

and in a postscript points out an inaccuracy in an article in Once a Month.

"Be so good as the send receipt to above address".

Thanks for a quarto work on the mining industry. CD’s sons much obliged for kindness in California.

Asks to have copy of Origin [6th ed.] sent to the Pall Mall Gazette for review with Mivart’s Genesis [of species (1871)].

Suggests a visit to Kew to see the hot houses the following Sunday.

Describes some crosses he has carried out with Primula;

mentions the infertility of cherimoyer [Annona cherimola] in England.

Discusses the research for his paper on Arctic plant beds in the freshwater aquifers of Scania (Nathorst 1872).

AD is sorry CD thinks publication of Descent a mistake. The excitement shows it was necessary for someone to speak plainly.

His great difficulties (Italian indolence, dishonesty, hatred) in establishing zoological station. Can at last start construction.

Defends Descent against CD’s self-disparagement. The parts on the moral sense seem to him the finest in the book.

David Forbes thinks WED’s chalk samples have been penetrated by surface mud.

Accepts CD’s proposal for new revised edition of Origin; will pay $50 [dollars or pounds!?] for casts of the plates and pay CD on sales.

Appleton edition of CD’s Journal of researches [1871] still selling well.

Also wants plates sent with CD’s new work on Expression. CD should arrange this with Murray’s.

Compares Origin to Newton’s Principia and Adam Smith’s Wealth of nations.

His view of CD’s response to Mivart.

On mammae;

gradualism of evolution;

suicide among savages.

Thanks for new [6th] edition of Origin, which he read with great interest. Would welcome an edition with references to works cited.

Sends dirt residue of chalk samples for David Forbes to examine.

Saw editor of the Pall Mall Gazette about review of Origin and Genesis of species.

Enclosed account has had charged against it difference in costs between type composition in the U. S. and securing stereotype plates from Murray. CD should insist on securing plates from the London publisher of all future books, otherwise Appleton unable to pay 10% of gross price.

Asks for the negative and permission to publish photo of smiling girl. [Expression, p. 202, plate III, fig. 2.]