Thanks for advertisement, and pleased Murray likes title (of Variation).

Would rejoice to see BJS at Down, but explains that he can only spend short spells of time in his company if he comes.

Examined the Cytisus and forwarded to Caspary. The C. adami case "gets more and more perplexing", asks for report if Cytisus purpureus-elongatus produces any pods.

"If you will apply to any bookseller whatever you will procure a copy.–– Publisher Murray."

"I have made a serious blunder in p. 297, vol 1 of my book [Descent of man]. Kindly inform me by return of post whether this is printed in Dutch; for if not I will send you a correction in M.S. There are also two short omissions to be made in Vol. 2 … "

Thanks for vines and for all the information given him. Fears experiment will be more difficult than he had expected.

Thanks for her pains over corrections [for Expression].

Orders list of chemical salts. Ashamed to order from Hopkins and Williams because they charge him such an extremely low rate.

"As the disease hypermetropia is not very rare, & as it is known to be hereditary, I will not give the case (about which I was very doubtful) & am glad to decide in the negative".

"Nature published last Thursday has not yet arrived."

Invites correspondent to luncheon on Friday or Saturday.

Has read FMM’s article in Contemporary Review [25 (1875): 305–26].

Never suspected FMM was responsible for the Quarterly Review article ["Primitive man", Q. Rev. 137 (1874): 40–77]; knows it was written by Mivart.

Would be glad to make RLT’s acquaintance, but CD’s health would make RLT’s visit to Down unprofitable. Suggests a meeting in London at end of month.

The Binder "by some wonderful Blunder" has bound the enclosed in all of CD’s copies [of Living Cirripedia, vol. 1]. He requests that it be pulled out. It may belong to W. A. Leighton’s volume [Lichens (1851)].

Declines an invitation to visit [Moor] Park.

He hopes that Dr Lane is arranging things to his satisfaction.