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From:
Darwin, Emma
To:
Darwin, H. E.
Date:
[17 June 1865]
Source of text:
DAR 219.9: 30
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
No summary available.
Huxley’s capital, witty letter.
Charles Kingsley has written of his interest in "Climbing plants".
Health has been very bad.
No summary available.
Did not think anyone would notice case of Lathyrus.
Recalls reading correspondent’s paper on great fir woods of Hampshire.
Thanks for photograph.
Recommends J. W. Kayes’ book [History of the Sepoy War, vol. 1 (1864)].
Wife improving.
Glad CD liked Huxley’s letter.
Not an admirer of Kingsley.