My dear Hooker

I forgot in this morning’s note to say that I have tried in vain to get any Goodenia from large nursery here.—   If you have any plant which you can perfectly spare & would send it as by enclosed address.— But it does not of course really at all signify; as it half mere amusement— —²

Do get some of your men (is M^r Oliver to whom you alluded one of them?)³ to cross with distinct individual 2 or 3 times in morning a bunch of flowers of some healthy Australian mimosa. perhaps also Eucalyptus    I see in Lecoq’s work he speaks of sterility of the group under culture; it may possibly be from want of crossing; but not probably.⁴

Remind your man that the stigma may be ready after or before pollen of own flower is shed.—

Ever yours | C. Darwin