Has nearly finished South America.

Pleased to hear JDH has worked out identical and representative species of N. Temperate and Antarctic regions.

Geoffroy Saint Hilaire’s "loi du balancement" as applied to plants.

CD jaded by, but has nearly completed, South America.

Hopes to start looking over his species notes in about a year.

Very much enjoyed Southampton [meeting of BAAS, 9–12 Sept].

Sulivans are coming on Friday. Can JDH come?

Can JDH bring a good book on Corallina or Nullipora of Lamarck?

CD intends writing paper on their propagation.

Will be in London tomorrow and will try to pop over to Kew.

Many thanks for JDH’s beautiful cirripede drawing. Questions on JDH’s observations.

Observations on barnacles.

Would like to meet JDH in London.

Will JDH be in London?

Cirripede observations.

Proposes to visit Kew.

Will come to Kew on Friday.

CD’s visit to Kew.

Has read JDH’s paper ["Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 20 (1851): 116–233] and thinks it the best essay on geographical distribution he has ever met with. Comments on the paper.

Hopes JDH can come to stay in January.

Thanks for the corallines.

Mention of JDH’s capital speech.

Can JDH come on 16 Jan? CD will ask the "old set" to come and also the Lyells.

Cirripede observations.

Would like to hear what JDH has to say about his species sketch.

Asks JDH not to think of looking at his species sketch until he has leisure.

Can JDH come to 7 Park St. on Wednesday?

Illness has delayed his departure. Will try to call on JDH on Thursday.

Thanks for JDH’s notes on species sketch. Proposes to drive to Kew to discuss them with him.

Health permitting, proposes to visit Kew on Friday.