Describes parts of the country famous for their wild flowers, including the Vale of Neath and High Force in Teesdale. Looks forward to Birch's description of his Welsh tour and writes, "I love Wales more than any part of our country. I lived at Neath 5 or 6 years and I know nothing more beautiful than the Vale of Neath right up to the grand Brecknock Beacons".

Thanks Birch for his letter and tells him not to trouble about the photo of a moraine as his book is at the printers, although he could use it in a second edition.

Thanks Birch for the book of his tour of North Wales. Knows Snowdon and Cader Idris well and discusses the geological influences, including glaciation, of the area. Sends Birch a new year's gift copy of his Wonderful Century, which he thinks will interest him.