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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.
Solicits JDH and others at Kew for signatures to nomination of Francis Darwin for membership of Linnean Society.
Shares Hooker’s feelings about Douglas Galton and Lord Henry Lennox.
Bored with preparing new editions.
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.
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.
Promises to vote for Lankester.
Acknowledges faults of R. L. Tait’s paper.
McLachlan has as strong a claim to be F.R.S. as any entomologist, but Garrod’s work is of higher quality.
Daughter Henrietta’s illness prevents a trip to London.
CD preparing new English and German editions of his early geology [of the voyage of the Beagle] books. Asks for Hooker’s copies as he no longer has his own.
CD and family suggest inscriptions for Lyell memorial at Westminster Abbey.
CD communicating H. Airy’s paper on phyllotaxis to the Royal Society.
Frank observes pod-like emanations from glands of insectivorous plant ingesting solid insect particles [see 10520].
Returns Mrs Lyell’s versions of Lyell memorial inscription. Disapproves of religious tone.
Asa Gray’s directed variation would make natural selection superfluous.
CD has read new theological reconciliations of Darwinism and religion.
CD grieves over death of Frank’s wife Amy; worries that it will weaken Frank’s determination to pursue his scientific work.
CD thanks JDH for his condolences. Amy’s baby will live with the Darwins.
Frank, who has been reclusive and very hardworking, is returning from Wales after a period of mourning for Amy.
