JM expresses his willingness to publish a new edition of Variation whenever CD revises it.

Descent [2d ed.] has not sold much since the annual sale – 1300 copies altogether.

Sends CD a cheque for 68 guineas – his two-thirds share of profit on sale of 2000 copies of 2d edition of Descent.

JM expresses willingness to publish CD’s Climbing plants [2d ed.].

JM proposes to print 1000 copies [of Insectivorous plants].

JM agrees to raise number of first printing [of Insectivorous plants] to 1250 if CD will wait for his share of profits until sales reach 750 or 800.

Report on sales of Origin, Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants.

Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.

Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.

JM has printed 16250 copies of Origin since 1859.