Has come to Abinger Hall for a rest after Insectivorous plants, soon to appear. Is sick of the accursed subject.
Rejoices at [Thiselton-Dyer’s] appointment.
Hopes to start looking over his species notes in about a year.
Very much enjoyed Southampton [meeting of BAAS, 9–12 Sept].
Sulivans are coming on Friday. Can JDH come?
Can JDH bring a good book on Corallina or Nullipora of Lamarck?
CD intends writing paper on their propagation.
Solicits JDH and others at Kew for signatures to nomination of Francis Darwin for membership of Linnean Society.
Many thanks for JDH’s beautiful cirripede drawing. Questions on JDH’s observations.
Shares Hooker’s feelings about Douglas Galton and Lord Henry Lennox.
Bored with preparing new editions.
Will be in London tomorrow and will try to pop over to Kew.
Observations on barnacles.
Would like to meet JDH in London.
R. L. Tait has requested CD send his [Tait’s] paper on Nepenthes to Royal Society. CD considers this a nuisance.
Certificate for G. J. Romanes.
Francis’ experiments on mechanism of twisted seeds.
Has decided to send R. L. Tait’s paper to the Royal Society.
Will try glycerine on Mimosa but doubts it will have an effect.
Describes observations by his son Horace on the extreme sensitivity of twisted seeds to moisture.
Will JDH be in London?
Cirripede observations.
Proposes to visit Kew.
Will come to Kew on Friday.
CD’s visit to Kew.
Comments on R. L. Tait’s claimed isolation of digestive ferments from Nepenthes.
Asks JDH to try to come to luncheon if he is in London.
CD is furious at the prospect of Lankester’s being black-balled by the Linnean Society. He plans to solicit support from various members and to come up with Frank for the voting.
