Mentions receiving GJR’s paper on Medusae [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 12 (1876): 524–31].

Will call on GJR in London.

Gives advice on breeding of blight-resistant potatoes.

Daughter Henrietta’s illness prevents a trip to London.

Asks for information he needs for the German translation [of Coral reefs], including correct titles of reference books and the name of a voyager.

J. V. Carus wishes to translate Volcanic islands and South America into German. Can Smith and Elder provide copies?

Grieves over poor account of her health. Emma and Henrietta are also ill.

The Society’s rejection of R. L. Tait’s paper on Nepenthes is a lesson which will last CD for his life. It is clear that he should not have sent it.

Does not think that publishing his letters as advertisement [for potato experiments] would help JT’s cause, so CD cannot give permission.

Regrets that he has neither the time nor health to undertake crossing experiments with JT’s specimens. Discusses crossing varieties.

Congratulations on finding water-lily.

Thanks for Pinguicula specimens.

Asks for reference to her article on Utricularia [see 10508].

Is obliged for Carneri’s new work, Eine psychologische Studie.

Fondly remembers the days he spent with TCE.

Doubts the Canadian skeleton will have anything to do with man.

Returns extracts.

Samuel Haughton is a bitter opponent.

CD now working on plants;

doubts he will ever return to working on man.

Discussing a reprint of South America.

Answers queries concerning errata in Coral reefs.

All copies of Volcanic islands are sold. Smith, Elder & Co. want to bring out a new edition, but CD is resolved not to look at a single proof.

The Royal Society have returned RLT’s Nepenthes paper and will not have it read because of unfavourable reports from referees.

Thanks FD for the volumes of Revista Botanica [1874–5].

Thanks Naturalist Society and Club of Northampton for his election.

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.

Asks to show GJR’s letter to George Darwin and other sons. A secret cannot be well kept.

Thanks for the offer of JEH’s manuscript notes, but he is not planning to work on the subject again.

Trip to London delayed.