[Excised fragment only.] "I am greedy for facts.—"

Ray Society has given CD 22 copies [of Living Cirripedia, vol. 1].

Returns the Greenland catalogue, which he has kept too long.

Thanks correspondent for book on old bones.

Sends a copy of the paper [with A. R. Wallace, "On the tendency of species to form varieties" (1858), Collected papers 2: 3–19] about which his correspondent asked; CD’s parts were written years ago and not intended for publication; he gave permission for publication of the extracts. Wallace’s paper seems to him excellent.

Asks for information about cases for stove-plants. [Answers recorded in another hand.]

The apparent difference in arm lengths of compositors is due to a drooping shoulder. File-makers stand in a peculiar position and call one of their legs the hind leg.

Has not seen K. E. von Baer’s paper ["Über Papuas und Alfuren", Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg (Sci. Nat.) 8 (1859): 269–346], but has read extract.

Knew of case of hairy and toothless family through John Crawfurd, Journal of an embassy from the Governor-General of India [2d ed. (1834)].

Working on causes of variability.

Declines offer of book on physics.

Thanks correspondent for item of criticism in a foreign newspaper.

Declines to join movement; has not sufficiently considered subject.

CD has lost his reference to cross between gold and silver pheasants.

Thanks recipient for information about eye colour of his shepherd dogs.

Printed memorandum giving reasons why there should be subsidy on a large scale of scientific research unencumbered with teaching.

Comments on ability of recipient to move his scalp.

CD sends thanks for the honour conferred by his election as an honorary member, though ill health may prevent his taking advantage of the privileges granted.

Asks about insects and seeds on leaves of Pinguicula.

Asks for copy of [unspecified] essay, but will not answer it.

Thanks correspondent for present of book [unspecified].

Urges publication of an exposure of Williams the spiritualist medium.