Admires Wallace’s Island life.

Criticises: 1. His view of similar plants on distant mountains – CD prefers previous low-land connections to Wallace’s summit–summit dispersal;

2. Source of warmth for ancient Arctic climate;

3. Origin of S. Australian flora.

CD’s favourite cases in Movement in plants.

Wants to see Frank become F.R.S. before he dies.

Pities Wallace and wants a pension for him very much.

Responds, with some embarrassment, to JDH’s caution on Frank’s F.R.S. prospects.

Thanks for agreeing to propose Frank as F.R.S.

Would have enjoyed discussing Island life.

On Wallace’s pension and Frank’s F.R.S.

Asks JDH to read the enclosed Memorial, sign it, and send it to T. H. Huxley.