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Asks about Indian horses. Encloses questions.

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Ask some questions on pigeons.

Remarks on the discussion of bees’ cells at the Leeds BAAS meeting. CD fancies he has the true theory with regard to their construction.

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Comments on TCE’s skeletons.

Must get advice from Hugh Falconer on names of some bones.

Preparing his abstract [Origin].

Asks about colours of horses and stripes on asses.

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Asks whether there are dogs in Spain like English pointers.

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Sends £20. Family news.

Answers WED’s questions about CD’s Journal of researches: Galapagos "productions" all came from America, but "they have since been modified by my principle of Natural Selection".

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Abstract growing to inordinate length.

Writing in support of S. Passell as assistant at Linnean Society.

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Asks about dirt clinging to feet of birds as means of seed distribution.

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Abstract will run into a small volume.

Urges JDH not to reject natural selection until he has read abstract.

[Enclosed are CD’s comments on a ?JDH manuscript that perhaps belong elsewhere.]

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Writes to WED about his living arrangements at Christ’s College; reminisces about his own Cambridge days.

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At Hooker’s request, sends his copy of Gärtner [Bastarderzeugung (1849)], "shamefully scribbled over".

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Has read WBT’s interesting communication on bees’ cells [Athenæum 16 Oct 1858]. Would like to see his excavated cells.

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Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers [Collected papers 2: 19–25].

JDH’s reactions to CD’s theory.

Discussed human fossil evidence with Hugh Falconer.

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Asks about Kattywar (Kathiawari) horses in India.

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Asks supplementary questions about Kattywar (Kathiawari) horses in India.

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CD’s reasons for not signing the memorial requesting removal of natural history exhibits from British Museum. Less sure about moving botanical specimens to Kew. His notion of museum organisation.

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Thanks for the information about about Kattywar (Kathiawari) horses in India.

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Memorial concerning British Museum collection. CD opposes removing the natural history collection of the British Museum to Kensington.

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Glad WED has begun under George Henslow in the way that he has. CD wishes he had had such practice under J. S. Henslow.

Has had luck in his search for striped horses.

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Cannot come to London until Tuesday. Arriving about 11: 15.