There have been delays, but William Darwin’s banking position is nearly settled.
Is going to Torquay, where he will write up his work on orchids.
There have been delays, but William Darwin’s banking position is nearly settled.
Is going to Torquay, where he will write up his work on orchids.
Thanks HF for offer of valuable specimen, but CD has no aquarium. Suggests the Zoological Society would be the best place for it.
Will keep HF’s note among a very few precious letters.
Sends his calculation of the number of days from the commencement of the Julian period to 1 Jan. 1801; the result agrees with that of JH.
Father is unable to write so he has to thank him for his letter and the offer of Leucadendron seeds. Will try some experiments with them. Comments on some of C. R. Darwin's theories. Has he tried the Peruvian potato experiment? Does not remember a Camellia fruiting.
Regrets delay in paying JH's expenses for visitation of Royal Observatory.
Asks that various papers by JH be sent along with the R.S.P.T. to four foreign locations.