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Discusses corrections to Variation.

Extends invitation to E. Ray Lankester to visit Down.

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Cactus and Cycas seedlings: observations and queries.

Working hard on plant movements.

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Heliotropism. Requires some plants for experiments.

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Heliotropic movements. Is giving up experiments until the spring.

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Thanks for WTT-D’s attempts to get the Trifolium seeds.

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Discusses the death of his daughter-in-law.

Plans to visit Southampton.

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CD gives his opinion on how the physiological laboratory at Kew should be equipped. It would be a pity if the laboratory were not supplied with as many good instruments as their funds could provide.

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Federico Delpino on mechanical movements of flower parts of Maranta. CD’s observations on Maranta, and his eagerness to compare cases of movement and irritability in plants.

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Suggests WTT-D read account of Bignonia capreolata in forthcoming Climbing plants.

Plans experiments [on Melastomataceae]. Describes similar experiment performed on Monochaetum. Interested in meaning of differently coloured stamens.

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Movements in Oxalis.

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CD hopes his book [Movement in plants] will be worth the effort WTT-D has put into getting plants for him; fears he has achieved little.

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H. N. Moseley says [in "Notes on plants collected and observed at the Admiralty Islands", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 15 (1877): 77] pigeons eject seeds in fit state for germination. He regards pigeons as providing most efficient means of transport in Malayan Archipelago.

CD’s collected notes on geographical distribution would make a good book.

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Information on Cyclamen and other plants.

Identification of some plants.

"Bloom".

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WTT-D and E. R. Lankester wish to visit CD.

Has corrected some references for new edition of Variation.

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The amphicarpic habit.