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Enjoyed HM’s castigation of Gaston Bonnier ["Gaston Bonniers angebliche Widerlegung der modernen Blumentheorie", Kosmos 7 (1880): 219–36].

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Thanks for essay.

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Thanks EHS (Lord Stanley) for his trouble in providing information about the Niagara affair.

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CD would be happy to receive the members of the Lewisham and Blackheath Scientific Association at Down.

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Asks advice on size of printing for Movement in plants. Expects it to sell a few copies for some years. Asks price of paper and of printing of 250 copies. Sends instructions for the index.

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Thanks HWJ for his kind note. If the weather had been better CD could have made the visit [of the Lewisham & Blackheath Scientific Association] more agreeable.

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Thanks for the honour of election.

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Is honoured by RLT’s announcement, and offers a contribution to the Birmingham scientific fund.

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CD is honoured to have a medal named after him by an organisation [Midland Union of Natural History Societies] dedicated to the advancement of science. [See 12660.]

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Writes about gravel deposits [at Southampton] and sends a James Geikie letter [12655?] on the subject.

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Sends £25 for the Birmingham Philosophical Society scientific fund.

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Gives permission to use letter [10676].

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Asks the Honorary Secretary to convey to the committee his acceptance of the honour of naming a medal after him.

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Advises GHD on what to write if he is asked for a reference for Alfred Wrigley.

Thanks GHD for information about trypsin.

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Thanks FD for criticisms [of Movement in plants]. J. D. Hooker was interested in the observations of movement in Desmodium.

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Thanks EK for two articles about Erasmus Darwin.

Does not think it right that he should receive Kosmos free. Asks for a bill for subscription.

Has not heard from J. Murray if there is any profit on Erasmus Darwin, but "vehementer dubito".

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Profit on Erasmus Darwin is £9 15s 5d. Sends cheque. 218 copies remain unsold.

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CD had intended to pay costs of publishing Movement in plants because he did not think it fair that Murray should risk publishing a purely scientific work. He would certainly prefer publishing on the usual terms if JM decided to do so. The book contains much new and curious matter, but there are very few persons in England interested in physiological botany.

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CD will take the risk and the loss of Movement in plants on his own shoulders. He will have 1000 copies printed and, on RC’s advice, will charge 15s.