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Has had a nice stay with William, who is charming but rather languid and cannot read to himself.

Love to Amy [Darwin] and Mrs Ruck.

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Tells some of his observations on root cells. Has thought of three good experiments to oppose Julius von Wiesner.

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Discusses A. B. Frank’s views [Beiträge zur Pflanzenphysiologie (1868)] on how plants position themselves; differences and similarities compared with their own conclusions.

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Horace Darwin suggests FD water the Porlieria copiously to see whether it will keep awake all day.

[Possibly P.S. to 11620.]

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Thanks for list of sleepers.

Thinks it would be a good idea to give writing machine to Carl Semper.

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Begs FD’s pardon: his notes on Utricularia amethystina are on same page with those on U. nelumbifolia.

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"Try only 1 or 2 drops of Formic A[cid]."

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Fears all the seeds are dead. Will try with less vapour of formic acid.

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Sends a cheque to clear FD’s debts. Hopes he will be more careful in the future.

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Sends FD £5 for the loan of his microscope.

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Copies of FD’s paper have arrived ["The theory of growth", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 18 (1881): 406–19]. Does he want them dispatched?

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A stock certificate has arrived for FD.

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Try to find and read [a German] account of the fir-trees affected by some fungus which produces upright shoots. CD wants to know whether the case is same as what he has observed in the silver fir. Includes diagram.

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Wants FD to find out what sort of man Ernst Krause is.

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Forwards an unspecified work for FD to read.

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FD’s corrections for Orchids [1877] are all very good and useful.

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Asks for reference to an article on a mandrill.

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Has seen notice on Empetrum but cannot understand how leaves in bud could act as fly-catchers.

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Sends a chapter [of Insectivorous plants]. Never was there anything so dull, but later chapters will be better. Please correct an error on p. 86.