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THE CAMP,

SUNNINGDALE.

Feby 11’ 1905

My dear Wallace

I have not changed my opinion & you may quote the two passages indicated in my letter: nor have I seen any controversion of the view & questions of late years; but to tell you the truth I have not of late kept up my botanical reading, except for India.

Dyer¹ you know has adopted our view, in a paper read, if I remember aright, to the Geographical Society, some years ago.²

Of course, there has been sporadic migration from South to North, here [2] these, as of the Malayan types all along the base of the Himalaya — but that is due to the disturbing influence of the Himalaya, offering the facilities of it’s [sic] hot humid lower ranges for the invasion of tropical types.

Have you seen a paper by a Mr Cockayne³ in Trans. N Zeald. Institute vol. XXXVI?⁴ on the flora of the Southern Island of New Zealand.⁵It is full of matter interesting to us, especially the accounts of the Rata forest in Auckland Islands, which seem to indicate an ancient land connection with New Zealand & is by far the most cogent ^botanical evidence known to me of the replacement of Land [3] by deep ocean. I can lend you the paper (see p. 312)

I am glad to hear that you enjoy your years & can think & work. I keep up a little botany by working up difficult genera of the Kew Herbarium. I am now at Impatiens & have been for 4 years now. The local aggregation of the species: India is quite unintelligable [sic]; no doubt all due to Insect agency.

I keep well except for transient attacks of Eczema that keep my legs & sometimes arms bandaged.

Ever sincerely y^rs | J D Hooker.⁶ [signature]