Believes letter from CD endorsed by JDH will virtually guarantee Government or private support for Torbitt’s experiments. Queries experimental procedure.

Caird agrees that there will be no difficulty in getting finances.

Asks CD to explain why there are hermaphrodites.

Intends to translate Origin and Descent into Bohemian to be published at Prague; asks CD’s permission to do so.

Reports on the standing of James Torbitt: "the opinion of the Public is that he is rich and highly respectable".

Has returned letter to Caird and dispatched corrected letter to Hooker [11406] [concerning potato experiments].

T. H. Farrer and James Caird think it would be less trouble to get subscription from rich agriculturists than from Government. CD thinks it utopian to hope to raise variety of potatoes from seed; must be propagated from tubers.

No summary available.

Has written to Farrer in support of Torbitt’s grant.

Resistance of Liberian coffee to "fly" and susceptibility to fungus.

Will publish Origin first

and then Descent.

AS is looking for a job in a zoological museum or accompanying an expedition.

Sends MS of his paper, "On the coloration of flowers and fruits", filling a gap in CD’s theory relating to these structures, and asks for CD’s comments.

Plans a book on colour sense.

Hooker approves of Torbitt’s plan [concerning potato experiments]. Torbitt, wine and spirit merchant in Belfast, highly respectable.

Thanks CD for specimens of, and curious facts on, the "harvesting ant".

CD gives his opinion on how the physiological laboratory at Kew should be equipped. It would be a pity if the laboratory were not supplied with as many good instruments as their funds could provide.

Talk of a subscription to help JT’s experiments. Progress of experiment; loss of fungus-resistance in varieties as they age.

On germination of wheat.

Can supply Drosera if CD wants some.

Potato crossing experiments. Encloses printed copies of letters from people who have grown his potato seed.

Thanks CD for his kind reply. JG does not feel he can rely on instinct or "intuition" in relation to existence of God. Is there no analogy between natural organisations and mechanical constructions to justify an intelligent first cause?

Thanks for second lot of Aegilops seed.

Thanks CD for his gift of the Origin.