Has CD ever come across Dischidia rafflesiana?

Has extracted a highly deliquescent substance from digestive secretion of insectivorous plants.

His paper [for Royal Society] is completed; would CD like to read it?

RLT’s paper will be sent to CD. Will CD notify him of any serious defects?

RLT’s paper on insectivorous plants is being copied.

RLT’s insectivorous plants paper.

The success of a recent lecture.

RLT to review 2d ed. of Variation and write an article on Pangenesis.

Discussion of "Survival of the Fittest".

Regrowth of an amputated extra thumb.

Cat born tailless as a consequence of a spina bifida.

Regrowth of amputated digits is a capacity possessed by the new-born but rapidly lost.

Apologises for placing CD in the objectionable position of sponsor for a rejected paper. RLT has gone over old ground in ignorance.

Wishes to make CD an Honorary Member of the Birmingham Natural History Society.

RLT has attempted [in a paper] to apply evolution to moral life.

Proposes to work on the origin of diseases; is going to study syphilis.

Is writing Diseases of women [1877]; sends some proof-sheets for criticism.

Sends another extract [from Diseases of women (1877)].

Has reviewed Cross and self-fertilisation in the Spectator.

Wants to know how to obtain The thoughts of Marcus Aurelius, mentioned in Descent [1: 106].

Forwards a copy of his book Diseases of women [1877].

Speculation on the process by which tails have been lost; believes he has evidence from man that it is related to spina bifida.