My dear Hooker

Since writing this morning, I have been thinking if you send me more Masdevallia, the flowers had better be oldish ones instead of a bud—¹ There is something absolutely new to be made out about the action & structure of Rostellum.

C. Darwin

P.S. | I read last night your Fernando Po case. How wonderful it is! I wish to Heaven the transverse mountains were sure; it would be a superb case.² But confound those Indian Islands.—³ Can these islands be a case like Madeira, according to Heer, which retains (from less severe struggle for life) for a longer period than on continent a past condition of things; ie of the Glacial Period—⁴ Hurrah   “Wriggler” stick to wriggling, it is a sublime art—