Is longing to hear of Birch's first impressions of Santa ?Catarina.
Is longing to hear of Birch's first impressions of Santa ?Catarina.
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JDH writes to Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer [WTTD] that he is sorry for [Otto] Stapf's 'intentions' [to apply for a job in the botany department of the Natural History Museum, London] and JDH hopes that he will not be successful. Comments that [Alfred] Rendle is a good systematic botanist and has been on the [Natural History] Museum staff for 17 years so it is only fair that he gets the job. Thanks WTTD for telling him about Brian [Brian Harvey Hodgson Hooker - his fifth child] and agrees with every word. JDH says that he has put Brian on an 'existence allowance' to help with clothing for him, his wife and children. School bills are also sent to JDH & he pays to keep & educate Frances. Says he would be surprised if Brian gets any employment though his wife may find something for him. JDH reports that he is off to Sidmouth the next day. Says that [Captain Robert] Scott has sent him the 2 volumes of his book [presumably THE VOYAGE OF THE DISCOVERY].
Progress of road to house; reviews [of autobiography]; gardening, plants from La Plata; writing essay on "evolution in character".
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Rebukes Birch for risking his health and his life by climbing mountains alone. Hopes he has recovered from illness. Some advice on bird-collecting.
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René Oberthür, Faubourg de Paris, buyer of Coleoptera.
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Talks about the length of, and reviews received by My Life. An enclosed note congratulates Meldola on his club jubilee.
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The Curator of the Zoological Museum at Cambridge has given ARW the name of a wealthy French collector, who had bought all of Bates' collection of beetles, and who is interested in buying Birch's beetles collection from the Orinoco.
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