Enjoyed HM’s castigation of Gaston Bonnier ["Gaston Bonniers angebliche Widerlegung der modernen Blumentheorie", Kosmos 7 (1880): 219–36].

Thanks for essay.

CD would be happy to receive the members of the Lewisham and Blackheath Scientific Association at Down.

Thanks HWJ for his kind note. If the weather had been better CD could have made the visit [of the Lewisham & Blackheath Scientific Association] more agreeable.

Thanks for the honour of election.

Is honoured by RLT’s announcement, and offers a contribution to the Birmingham scientific fund.

Writes about gravel deposits [at Southampton] and sends a James Geikie letter [12655?] on the subject.

Gives permission to use letter [10676].

Advises GHD on what to write if he is asked for a reference for Alfred Wrigley.

Thanks GHD for information about trypsin.

Thanks FD for criticisms [of Movement in plants]. J. D. Hooker was interested in the observations of movement in Desmodium.

Profit on Erasmus Darwin is £9 15s 5d. Sends cheque. 218 copies remain unsold.