Has met Capt. George Strong Nares of the Challenger expedition at Huxley’s.

Huxley much at a loss to explain red clay at deep sea-bottom.

J. T. Knowles [editor of Contemp. Rev.] hopes W. D. Whitney’s article will be a long one.

CD is sorry about GHD’s account of his low spirits. "I know well the feeling of life being objectless & all being vanity of vanities."

Is provoked by trouble he is having writing Insectivorous plants.

Curious case of an unknown form of Glaucium in earth covered with slag for 1400 years.

Structure of Utricularia; its resemblance to an animal vascular system.

Sends observations inspired by reading CD’s works.

Animal showing teeth an indication of pleasure, connected with sexual instinct.

Infant feet will curl around an object placed on the sole, indicating a primitive prehensile function.

Effects of climate on man’s physical countenance evidenced in similarity of N. American Indians and Yankees.

Understands from Lady Hawkshaw that CD generally visits London [in February]. Requests meeting with CD.

"The learned Darwin states that Moses taught confusion. | For Man, he boldly says, descends from Ape or Monkey – | I, having read his book, am come to this conclusion | Darwin (at least himself) descends from Ass or Donkey."

Lyell very ill.

No two specimens of Glaucium are alike.

Lord Henry [Lennox] still burkes JDH’s application.

JM expresses his willingness to publish a new edition of Variation whenever CD revises it.

Descent [2d ed.] has not sold much since the annual sale – 1300 copies altogether.

Sends a prospectus for the new journal, Mind, and invites CD’s co-operation.

Thanks for CD’s reception of his book. The evidence GGB has assembled has convinced him of independent creation. The future will say whether he or CD is correct.

Expresses his feelings following the death of Charles Lyell.

Thinks he has observed the origin of the shake of the head as signifying "no" in his seven-month-old son.

Mourns death of Lyell. Wonders whether enough men of science were attached to him to raise a fitting testimonial.

Will not come to London for some weeks. Hopes to make TB’s acquaintance.

On Lyell’s death; JDH has arranged for burial in Westminster Abbey. His thoughts on a testimonial.

More trouble with Lord Henry Lennox.

Speculates on the function of eyebrows and of hair and the furrows of the forehead. Considers many features and faculties to serve, or to have served, more than one function, either simultaneously or successively. Determining the one function through which natural selection has acted in developing it is unrealistic and not worth while.

CD on his memory of Lyell. Deeply rejoices that he is to be buried in Westminster Abbey.

Thanks for presentation copy of Descent, 2d ed.

Comments on his Flora fossilis Arctica [vol. 3 (1875)]. Discusses successive appearance of plant families in geological periods. Relates plant development to rise of herbivorous mammals.

Comments on death of Charles Lyell.