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Thanks for congratulations on his coming birthday. Has nothing special to say as a preface to S[erbian] edition [of Origin (1878)], except to hope it is in every way successful.
Sends curious, coloured pea seeds.
Discusses various authors’ interpretations of the structure of the embryo of grasses.
Discusses the structure of grass embryos; states differing theories regarding which part of the seed corresponds to the cotyledon.
Thanks for Forms of flowers.
Sends Greek translation of CD’s "Sketch of an infant".
Is working for Greek acceptance of Darwinism.
AG’s review of Joseph Cook ["Lectures on biology", New Englander 37: 100–13].
Encourages CD to work at heliotropism.
Thinks Thomas Meehan is as "rattle-brained" as Joseph Cook.
[A damaged fragment cut from this letter is pinned to 11051.]
Thanks for letter. CD now has all the seeds and information he requires.
Value and origin of amphicarpic habit.
CD at first thought GHD should not answer Haughton [see 10689], but Hooker thinks if no correction is made Haughton’s error will be quoted for 20 years. CD is now inclined to agree.
Sends CD’s and George’s tithes.
The Permian fossil sent by GdeS has stirred up the Kew botanists. Hooker suggests it was a Ceratopteris.
Sends birthday wishes.
Discusses his work on the Challenger [expedition] Radiolaria.
Thanks him for works by Lazarus Geiger [probably Zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Menschheit (1871)
and Der Ursprung der Sprache, 2d ed. (1878)].
Thanks JP for congratulations on LL.D. [awarded by Cambridge University].
Comments on Rudolf Virchow’s book [Die Freiheit der Wissenschaft im modernen Staat (1877)].