Observations of effect of pepsin and hydrochloric acid on urea indicate that it is not digested [by Drosera].

Sends Pinguicula vulgaris leaves with seeds on them, together with his observations on proportion of leaves with insects on them.

Thanks her for specimen of Drosera. Asks for an epiphytic Utricularia.

Thanks for the Pinguicula leaves, from which he has picked off sixteen seeds.

Offers Utricularia montana and gives instructions for growing Drosera.

Wishes to visit CD at Down when she comes to London.

Lady Dorothy Nevill has no Dionaea.

CD anxious to talk with JDH about Utricularia.

Observations on flotation of Utricularia vulgaris.

Returns a Drosera, from which he cut a piece for microscopic examination.

Utricularia montana just arrived.

Has sent the Utricularia with the bladders that CD described.

In Variation CD does not mention a rare breed of Siamese cat, which she owns.

Asks for another photograph.

CD has never before seen the Utricularia DN has sent. Hooker had told him about it. Asks that her gardener observe young Utricularia: CD is interested in internal structure of little balls on bladders.

Sends photograph.

An anonymous letter praising the Origin.

Should like to borrow again a volume which he returned in error. Requests The Quarterly Magazine of the High Wycombe Natural History Society for 1867 and 1868 to locate paper on Utricularia.

He has physical peculiarities that support CD’s theories: e.g., ability to dilate nostrils like a rabbit and to spread out the toes of both feet.

Sends copy of one of his books.

Asks for drawing of CD’s right foot.

Thiselton-Dyer’s announcement of his inability to continue as JDH’s private secretary is a blow. He will now be doing original work. JDH is glad of that but the loss of his help is great.

Sends CD a statement of number of thousands of copies printed thus far [by Murray’s] of: Journal of researches (12), Origin (13), Descent (10), and Expression (9).

Utricularia has broken into pieces and appears to be decaying.

Describes the coral formations of Zanzibar and east coast of Africa.

CD should remove packing moss, and he will find bladders in foot-stalks of Utricularia DN sent.

Experimenting on insectivorous plants.

Implores CD to visit.

Thanks for photograph.

Has translated Origin into Serbian and wants CD’s authorisation to publish.