Would like some of his notes. Has been looking at roots of Linum, cucurbits, larch, and orchids. Is content that mother should teach Bernard whatever religion she likes.

Discusses possible investments.

Wishes to correct impression of his attitude towards CD’s contribution: CD has successfully explained how differences arise.

Pleased CD will read his book [Tertiary species of Planorbis at Steinheim (1880)].

Mentions article by P. E. Müller on worms: "Structur over skovjord [forest soil]" [Tidsk. Skovbrug 3 (1878)].

Suggests CD delay arrangements for his Linnean Society portrait. GJR thinks John Collier would be willing to paint it.

Sends further chapters of Earthworms for correction.

Cannot discuss HMW’s essay. Does not believe there has been progress in all organisms. There has been much degradation, as in parasites.

Thanks CD for photograph. They are battling for same cause.

Requests CD’s autograph.

WHG grew up within 200 yards of "The Mount" [Darwin residence] in Shrewsbury.

Agrees to sit for portrait. Thinks John Collier is a good artist, an opinion based on his portrait of Hooker.

Dispatches chapters six and seven [of Earthworms].

Asks for any opinions on V. Hensen and his book, Physiologie der Zeugung [1881], which seems interesting.

In complex molecules such as proteins, liquid and gaseous states merge.

Thanks FD for corrections [for Earthworms].

Discusses experiments on absorption in Drosera.

Would like to visit CD. Has not seen him for 40 years.

Thanks YD [for Contribution à l’étude de l’appareil circulatoire des crustacés édriopthalmes marins (1881)].

CD looks forward with dread to future as he does not have the strength to begin any new subject requiring much work.

Plans to look again at the absorption by roots and root-hairs.

Sorry to hear CD is unwell. Hopes outing [to Patterdale] will benefit him.

Has just received CD’s letter of 12 April [13113]. To answer CD’s query, Heteranthera reniformis is an amphibious plant that grows as well on moist ground as it does in ditches filled with water.

For the past few weeks has been observing Phyllanthus plants that had shown the irregular movement in leaves returning from the positions assumed at night, but none has repeated the irregularity. Perhaps the progeny from the seeds he has collected will inherit the tendency for irregular movement.

Describes his observations of the power of movement in Cassia, Desmodium, and a few other plants.

Paul Mayer has identified seven new species of insects FM found in nine different species of figs.

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