JDH discusses his travel plans with his wife Lady Hyacinth Hooker. He no longer plans to go to Cornwall but may join Hyacinth & 'the children' in Hythe after going to the Royal Geographic Society on Mon. He would take the train from C[haring] C[ross]. He gives his opinion on the musical & artistic studies of his daughter Grace Ellen Hooker. He approves of these activities but does not think she is reaching her potential, particularly regarding the application of perspective in her drawing. JDH draws the letter to a close as [Daniel] Oliver, Keeper of the RBG Kew herbarium, has brought his a new genus from China to study. He adds that he stayed with his daughter Harriet Anne Thiselton-Dyer & her husband Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer after attending the Philosophical Club. He has heard his son William Henslow Hooker is not taking care of his health. Thanks his son 'little lion' [Joseph Symonds Hooker] for his letter.

JDH informs his wife, Hyacinth Hooker, that Reginald Hawthorn Hooker, JDH's son, has arrived at 'The Camp'. Mrs Rothey is asking too high a price for Ribsden. JDH has been to the Royal Geographic Society & to the African Exhibition. JDH will go to John Henry Lefroy's funeral, near Winchfield, by train from Farnborough. He has already sent commiserations to the family from himself & Hyacinth. Has some news of the Mabet family, who have let their house to a relative of Sir George Nares. Ran into Mrs & Miss King Chambers. Sir William Jervois has taken a house at Englefield Green.

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