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.

Many thanks for JDH’s beautiful cirripede drawing. Questions on JDH’s observations.

Will be in London tomorrow and will try to pop over to Kew.

Observations on barnacles.

Would like to meet JDH in London.

Will JDH be in London?

Cirripede observations.

Proposes to visit Kew.

Will come to Kew on Friday.

CD’s visit to Kew.

Has read JDH’s paper ["Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 20 (1851): 116–233] and thinks it the best essay on geographical distribution he has ever met with. Comments on the paper.

Hopes JDH can come to stay in January.

Thanks for the corallines.

Mention of JDH’s capital speech.

Can JDH come on 16 Jan? CD will ask the "old set" to come and also the Lyells.

Asks JDH not to think of looking at his species sketch until he has leisure.

Cirripede observations.

Would like to hear what JDH has to say about his species sketch.

Can JDH come to 7 Park St. on Wednesday?

Illness has delayed his departure. Will try to call on JDH on Thursday.

Thanks for JDH’s notes on species sketch. Proposes to drive to Kew to discuss them with him.

Health permitting, proposes to visit Kew on Friday.

Health bad, cannot get to Kew.

Will send Nulliporae to [L. A.?] Reeve.