Is reading CD’s "Climbing plants".

The Civil War is ended; slavery is dead.

Discusses "Climbing plants" and his own abstract of it.

CD should publish results of self-fertilising dimorphic plants.

Thinks a new U. S. edition of Origin is needed.

Gives observations on the climbing habits of Bignonia capreolata.

Is trying to arrange a new American edition of Origin.

Gives notes on Passiflora acerifolia [on cover].

Appleton’s cannot alter their plates so as to reproduce revised work [Origin, 4th ed.]. Has made it clear that CD could not do otherwise than object strenuously to course they intend to pursue, and has asked them to return the sheets. Wishes CD’s publisher would supply U. S. market with large numbers of copies, as the English edition could well compete with any American one. Encloses [statement of sales of U. S. edition of Origin to 1 February 1866].

Appleton’s will not print a new edition of Origin.

AG has read sheets of new English edition [4th] and is much pleased by the passage on Richard Owen in the historical sketch.

Hopes to make good arrangement for publication of CD’s Variation.

Agassiz claims to have proved all of America was covered with unbroken ice during the glacial period.

Does not think he can persuade American publishers to reprint [4th English ed. of] Origin in U. S. Suggests Murray supply copies of it and the new book [Variation] to the American market.

Arranges for distribution of new [4th] English edition of Origin in the U. S.

Has printed copies of CD’s queries [on expression] and will distribute them.

Sends W. M. Canby’s observations on the carnivorous powers of Dionaea. [See Insectivorous plants, pp. 301, 310, 313.]

AG has promised to review CD’s new book [Variation] for the Nation [forwards a letter from E. L. Godkin of the Nation to this effect] and wonders if he might have sheets a little in advance.

Is reading sheets of Variation.

Has read sheets of Variation up to Pangenesis.

AG is writing notice of American edition of Variation [Nation 6 (1868): 234–6].

Pangenesis is "as good an hypothesis as one can now make".

AG is not surprised at popularity of CD’s Variation. Gives some corrections for next edition.

Discusses arrangements for American edition of Variation.

Observations on apparently inherited instinct in a dog.

Has passed on copy of Variation to American Academy [of Arts and Sciences]. The U. S. reprint is not very nicely printed.

CD’s book taking on famously. AG’s review in Nation [see 5921] and preface to American edition.

Reached Kew last evening.

Hooker is in Scotland for two or three days.