Encloses quasi-hybrid Laburnum.

Suggests a new view of symmetry of flowers.

Will discuss coal and species sketch at Oxford [BAAS meeting (1847)].

Gives further details on peculiar Laburnum.

Can JDH lend him a full treatise on grafting?

Encloses another specimen of the "bilateral" Laburnum flower.

JDH’s aunt cannot find lodgings for CD.

Similarities between floras of Tierra del Fuego, Van Diemen’s Land, and New Zealand; does not feel migration sufficient explanation.

CD will take a room in Magdalen Hall at Oxford; thanks JDH’s aunt for trouble.

JDH’s books have arrived.

Glad to hear of new plants from Van Diemen’s Land and New Zealand.

Congratulations on JDH’s engagement.

Sorry JDH is so determined on an expedition.

Cannot come to Hitcham as he is anticipating a visit from Bernhard Studer of Bern.

Wants to go over remainder of species sketch when he sees JDH.

Urges JDH to go to Scotland.

Pleased JDH works on geographical distribution of Van Diemen’s Land flora.

Planning a visit to Kew. Wishes to meet H. C. Watson.

Will visit JDH on Friday. Coming by phaeton to save five changes of conveyance.

David Milne’s attack on his Glen Roy paper ["On the parallel roads of Lochaber", (1847) Trans. R. Soc. Edinburgh 16 (1849): 395–418] made CD horribly sick.

Wants Thomas Thomson to establish geographical range of erratic boulders in India.

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.

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.

JDH writes from Lisbon regarding his journey, letter sent with one to Miss Henslow. Anticipates good passage as far as Sidon but plans after reaching Egypt are uncertain, he will stay close to G.G. [Governor General]. Discusses how grandfather has invested JDH's money & how to draw money from W. & T.[?] after arrival in Calcutta [Kolkata]. Letter arrived at Portsmouth containing letters of introduction for JDH in Calcutta. Suggests Miss Cracroft would be liked by his family & should visit Kew & wants to know what friends of hers he should visit in India. Mother to forward this information through Mrs Kendal. Reports on progress with V.D.L. [van Diemen's Land] plants to be sent home by Dr Salmon, not Miller, along with the with the Niger m/s [manuscript]. Provisionally calls the new V.D.L. cruciferous plant Bretonia. This & the Fagus called ‘gunnii’ from the m/s of Gunn’s trip should be checked by Pl[anchon?] to see if names are occupied & characters drawn up. Dr Richardson to be informed what ship the plants are sent on so he can send case of bottles by the same via steamer to Barnes. JDH to write again from Gibraltar with account of Lisbon.