My dear Hooker

I enclose a letter from Ehrenberg, of which I wish you joy, if it costs you as much trouble in reading as it did me.¹ You will see that he begs for drawings & an account of the (as I suppose) dirty ice.— I told him that I believed, that the deep-sea soundings from your voyage were brought home & deposited at the Admiralty. Was I right? you will see that he is very anxious about them. I sh^d think Capt. Beaufort, would let you have portions.—

I mean to send a few things more, in a parcel through M^r Francis, as directed. If you like to send anything here (by the “Down Coach, from the Bolt-in-Tun Fleet St^t), I will enclose it & write & forward it to M^r Francis.—

Did you send anything from Kerguelen Land, you will see he is interested about isolated islands.— It is very provoking that his former letter has never come to hand— I will write to M^r Francis about the printed account & if your copy is sent to me, I will immediately transmit it to you.

On account of the directions, will you please sometime return my part of the letter.

I cannot tell you, how we enjoyed our day’s excursion at Kew & pray thank Sir William in our names.— We got home by a little after seven, after a very pleasant drive.

Believe me | very truly yours | C. Darwin

P.S. | I find I have a Pyrus baccata— is it different from a common Siberian Crab.² & how is it possible to make Crabs into preserve? Do send me a gastronomic answer.—³