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About Linnean meeting. Description of "woad" from Chamber's Encyclopaedia.
His sister died two years ago. Her husband, Thomas Sims, who was a photographer with a small business, has been sold up for rent, and is in danger of starvation or the workhouse. Does Meldola know of a post such as photographer to a scientific man or institution which would be suitable for Sims?.
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Her arrival at Adelboden and receipt of her letter and Violet's card; work in garden and orchid house, box of orchids expected from Singapore shortly, teaching Kate [housemaid] how to care for orchids in his absence; his tickets and luggage labels (for Switzerland) have arrived with list of party, including Mr Le Gallienne, a poet and alleged Socialist; will stay on arrival at Hotel Victoria Davos Platz; looks forward to going on to Adelboden.
His tour in Switzerland and return journey, hoping her trip was as enjoyable; orchids and garden generally in good condition but orchids from Singapore mostly dead and smashed due to bad packing; belladonna lilies in beautiful flower, greenhouse a bower; news of Miss Armstrong, General and Miss Dunn, Mr Sharpe and the Jacombs; letter from son William; love to Violet and all the Mitten family.
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ARW agrees with CR's report and request for the grant to be restored. The phrase about the snake is very vague. ARW sent a copy of the paper on the Gorge of Aar to Dorchester (?CR at Dorchester). ARW had three weeks in Davos and Adelboden. Ridley has sent a large box of orchids.
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Her proposed trip to Switzerland, enclosing a letter from Miss Lowe (not present) with details of a chalet; arrangements for payment for a new machine [bicycle]; Harris asking for ARW articles, may rewrite some of his lectures; visits by Violet's brother William and Grandpa (William Mitten).
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Compliments Weismann's book on selection and discussion of central themes.
Books and The Clarion; chess; Violet's new bicycle; Mrs Fisher's new book; beetles and snails; explanation of the movement of a free pendulum relative to the movement of the earth with suggestions for classroom experiment; Mrs Julia Dawson of The Clarion.