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Will be in London tomorrow and will try to pop over to Kew.

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Observations on barnacles.

Would like to meet JDH in London.

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R. L. Tait has requested CD send his [Tait’s] paper on Nepenthes to Royal Society. CD considers this a nuisance.

Certificate for G. J. Romanes.

Francis’ experiments on mechanism of twisted seeds.

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Has decided to send R. L. Tait’s paper to the Royal Society.

Will try glycerine on Mimosa but doubts it will have an effect.

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Describes observations by his son Horace on the extreme sensitivity of twisted seeds to moisture.

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Will JDH be in London?

Cirripede observations.

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Proposes to visit Kew.

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Will come to Kew on Friday.

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CD’s visit to Kew.

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Comments on R. L. Tait’s claimed isolation of digestive ferments from Nepenthes.

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Asks JDH to try to come to luncheon if he is in London.

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CD is furious at the prospect of Lankester’s being black-balled by the Linnean Society. He plans to solicit support from various members and to come up with Frank for the voting.

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Asks JDH not to think of looking at his species sketch until he has leisure.

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Asa Gray’s directed variation would make natural selection superfluous.

CD has read new theological reconciliations of Darwinism and religion.

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Cirripede observations.

Would like to hear what JDH has to say about his species sketch.

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CD grieves over death of Frank’s wife Amy; worries that it will weaken Frank’s determination to pursue his scientific work.

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CD thanks JDH for his condolences. Amy’s baby will live with the Darwins.

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Can JDH come to 7 Park St. on Wednesday?

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Frank, who has been reclusive and very hardworking, is returning from Wales after a period of mourning for Amy.

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Asks JDH to find young imperfect flowers of Hoya. CD has observed seed set although there was no trace of anthers.