Mystified by the origin of coal-plants.
Milne’s Glen Roy theory is absurd but, oddly, it has staggered CD in favour of Agassiz’s ice-lake theory.
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Mystified by the origin of coal-plants.
Milne’s Glen Roy theory is absurd but, oddly, it has staggered CD in favour of Agassiz’s ice-lake theory.
Supposition that glaciers made Glen Roy is a dream. Has received three letters from CD on river terraces. Reports on trip to terraces at Belleville. Comparison with Glen Roy.
Difficulty of scheduling visit before JDH departs on Himalayan expedition.
On scheduling farewell meeting.
Continued problems in scheduling farewell meeting.
CD very ill; tries to arrange departure meeting with JDH.
CD’s guess at composition of Maldive flora.
Now plans to come to Kew for an hour’s farewell if his stomach permits.
Congratulations on JDH’s Flora Antarctica [1847].
CD too unwell to see JDH. Encloses Emma’s farewell note.
Replies to note from CL asking about views of glaciers.
Has had two bad days with boils.
Is reading Last days of Pompeii [Edward Bulwer Lytton (1834)].