Sends thanks to the Masters for congratulations on his birthday, saying "the approbation & sympathy of one’s fellow-workers in the acquisition of knowledge is the highest possible reward which any man ought to desire".

Thanks for having sent prehistoric remains.

Thanks JT for his information. Sends £50 to the W. K. Clifford memorial fund.

"I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.– I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.

I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death."

Read GA’s book [The colour-sense] with "great interest". Makes criticisms and suggestions.

Cannot believe in GA’s theory of the origin of pleasure and pain.

Is glad he defends sexual selection;

CD finds A. R. Wallace’s explanations "mere empty words" and for many years he has "quite doubted [ARW’s] scientific judgment".

Considers the possible effect of environmental colour on the colour tastes of animals.

Letter of recommendation for Richard Bowdler Sharpe, ornithologist.

Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.

Is increasing FD’s allowance.

Has begun his chapter on sleep of plants [for Movement in plants].

Sends short testimonial [missing] for RBS, but doubts its value as he has has already given one for the same office [to A. G. Butler, see 11888].

Wants to borrow Duchartre’s Éléments de botanique [1867].

CD cannot find his pincers and other tools for microscopical dissection. Does FD know where he should look?

Hopes FD will feel better after "so complete a change" [trip to North Africa].

Sends his love to George.

Bernard gets more charming every day.

CD has been put on a committee for a memorial fund for W. K. Clifford.

Discusses the value of a vegetable diet.

CAL’s letter [see 11885] would not be printed by the Geological Society as it is too speculative and has no new information.

Encloses his photograph.

Thanks for book [Duchartre, Éléments de botanique].

Frank [Darwin] has found a Trifolium remarkable for "bloom", but it was not in flower. If GHD knows where it grows, could he dig up the whole plant?

Details of publications by G. H. Darwin.

Thanks for sending him work on the skull.

CD has read several papers by E. Perceval Wright and has a high opinion of his abilities and great zeal for natural science.

Has already written a testimonial for [?William Ramsay] McNab as Professor of Botany. Hence what he can write for EPW will not be of much use.

Can FG come to lunch on Monday?

Sorry FG has not been well and is soon going abroad.