JDH informs Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer [WTTD] of an interesting French manuscript he has read, which includes an account of the vegetation in Mauritius, Bourbon & Rodriquez. JDH would like to get the Rodriguez account translated & published. JDH notes that [Dom Alexandre Guy] Pingré observed the transit of Venus at Rodriguez in 1671. JDH has asked Captain Oliver to see the views of Reunion & St Helen he has referred to. JDH thanks WTTD for sending a phot of himself, JDH explains the reasons he does not like full face photographs. JDH is seeing Sir Saul Samuel & will try to get some books from him on Joseph Banks: The 'Brabourne Papers' [Possibly Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne] & a book by [George] Suttor. JDH mentions that WTTD is in deadlock with Reeve & Co [the publisher].