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Handwritten extract from Origin 3d ed., p. 514.
AG’s article on climbing plants [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 40 (1865): 273–82] is admirable and complimentary.
Reports Fritz Müller’s observations on climbers.
Experiments on dimorphism with Mitchella and Pulmonaria.
Sends Fritz Müller’s paper ["Notes on some of the climbing plants near Desterro, in S. Brazil", J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 9 (1867): 344–9] to be refereed.
Thinks Royal Society’s failure to honour W. J. Hooker may be due to small number of botanists on Council.
Interest in H. J. Carter’s papers in Annals and Magazine of Natural History on lower organisms.
On Wallace; anthropology.
H. H. Travers’ paper on Chatham Islands [J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. 9 (1865): 135–44].
W. C. Wells’s paper of 1813 ["Essay on dew", Two Essays (1818)] anticipates discovery of natural selection.
Returns a paper which he has looked over.
Cannot name the scrap of Strychnos with any certainty.
Thanks for autograph [Autographic Mirror 3 (1865) no. 262] and corrections of HK’s biographical sketch of CD [Autographic Mirror 3 (1865): 82–3].
Bad health during last six months has prevented scientific work.
News of family.
Asks CD to support his candidacy for Professorship of Zoology at Cambridge. Since he has spent many years travelling, he is not well enough known at the University.
Declines writing testimonial for AN for the Cambridge Professorship in Zoology. The post requires expertise in comparative anatomy and histology, whereas AN’s work is on habits and colours of birds.
CD need not apologise for not writing a testimonial for him. He knows comparative anatomy, although he has confined his publication to ornithology. Agrees that with a few members of the University a recommendation from CD would be harmful.
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Her mother is suffering from inflammation of the eyes so is unable to reply to his kind letter. Her father had a warm regard for his old friends.
Requests that JH send a few lines for a friend of HK's who is trying to develop a facsimile reproduction system.
Congratulations on the marriage of one of JH's daughters [Maria Sophia]. Well remembers the hours he spent with JH. Has had to struggle for a living. Gives some of his theories on music and light that he will not be able to transmit to print.
Sends a copy of the address of the President of the B.A.A.S. at Birmingham, also an Aylesbury newspaper containing the funeral sermon on Admiral W. H. Smyth. Misses Smyth very much. Hopes JH is well.
Has seen the announcement of the marriage of one of JH's daughters [Maria Sophia] to Henry Hardcastle. Wishes them well, and would like to see them if they are likely to be in that area at all.
JH's son William now lives in Bengal. JH cannot explain why William's membership to Amateur Photographic Association is unpaid. Will notify William in JH's next letter.
Resolution reappointing JH and others to examine K. L. C. Rümker's astronomical observations in southern hemisphere and determine if these should be published.