Thanks correspondent for lecture tickets, but regrets he will be unable to attend.

The Binder "by some wonderful Blunder" has bound the enclosed in all of CD’s copies [of Living Cirripedia, vol. 1]. He requests that it be pulled out. It may belong to W. A. Leighton’s volume [Lichens (1851)].

Thanks for Lady Holland’s kind present. Will only lend it to his sister-in-law and his aunt.

His health has suddenly failed. He is leaving home for one week’s rest.

Has informed William Clowes that he will begin correcting on the 27th.

Declines an invitation to visit [Moor] Park.

He hopes that Dr Lane is arranging things to his satisfaction.

CD has signed the enclosed with great pleasure.

Since his previous letter, has unexpectedly arranged to go to London next Tuesday.

Hopes to call on recipient.

Can TR distinguish generally, always, or never, a nectarine-tree from a peach-tree before it flowers or before it fruits? He wants to quote TR’s answer.

Thanks for advertisement, and pleased Murray likes title (of Variation).

Would rejoice to see BJS at Down, but explains that he can only spend short spells of time in his company if he comes.

Examined the Cytisus and forwarded to Caspary. The C. adami case "gets more and more perplexing", asks for report if Cytisus purpureus-elongatus produces any pods.

"I have made a serious blunder in p. 297, vol 1 of my book [Descent of man]. Kindly inform me by return of post whether this is printed in Dutch; for if not I will send you a correction in M.S. There are also two short omissions to be made in Vol. 2 … "

Thanks for vines and for all the information given him. Fears experiment will be more difficult than he had expected.

Thanks for her pains over corrections [for Expression].

"If you will apply to any bookseller whatever you will procure a copy.–– Publisher Murray."

Is pleased that HHHvZ has appended his notes to his translation [of Expression and is obliged for the abstract of these notes [see 8712].

Orders list of chemical salts. Ashamed to order from Hopkins and Williams because they charge him such an extremely low rate.

"As the disease hypermetropia is not very rare, & as it is known to be hereditary, I will not give the case (about which I was very doubtful) & am glad to decide in the negative".

"Nature published last Thursday has not yet arrived."

Invites correspondent to luncheon on Friday or Saturday.