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Invites WO to lunch.
Regrets the trouble GHD has had.
Probably a discussiion of J. D. Hooker’s feelings after death of his wife, Frances Harriet, on 13 November 1874: the letter is badly damaged.
Invites correspondent to luncheon on Friday or Saturday.
Farrer has taken the case to Northcote. JDH’s letter will show how overworked he is.
Observations on the insects captured by Utricularia.
Appleton will bring out the new edition of Descent in the U. S., so GHD’s work will now be in three editions.
Invites TB to visit. Wants to make his acquaintance.
Has finished the "cousin paper" and will offer it to W. Farr for the Statistical Society.
Describes other work in progress.
Has CD heard of A. M. Mayer’s curious work on audition of insects [Am. J. Sci. 3d ser. 8 (1874): 89–103?]
Wants to see Huxley tomorrow, but knows he is going down to High Elms to see Colenso.
Thanks for new edition of Descent.
His work on geographical distribution; drudgery and the often unsatisfactory nature of the result.
On voluntary vomiting. Dogs re-swallow vomited food.
Returns historical sketch [of GHD’s "cousin paper"?] with comments. "For Heavens sake put a sentence in some conspicuous place that your results seem to indicate that consanguineous marriage, as far as insanity is concerned, cannot be injurious in any very high degree."
Speaks of visiting GJR at the Brown Institution.