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Calculations relating to bees’ cells.

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Discusses bees’ cells

and WED’s botanical interests.

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Has come to heavy grief about bees’ cells, unless Huber is wrong [François Huber, New observations on the natural history of bees, new ed. (1841)].

Discusses cart-horses and stripes on a Belgiman [Belgian?].

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Relates events at home;

hopes WED gets the scholarship.

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CD’s health has been poor owing to hard work [on Natural selection]. He has to treat of every branch of natural history, which is beyond his strength.

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Arranges meeting with JDH at Thatched House Tavern.

Eager for JDH’s reaction to MS on large and small genera.

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Arrangements for JDH to visit Down for weekend.

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Will be most curious to hear results of WDF’s experiment with a kite and turkey chicks "by themselves".

If WDF ever sees a striped dun horse, he should ascertain colour of dam and sire.

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Inquires about the structure and formation of bees’ comb; is interested in seeing its form at the commencement of building.

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Sends MS on large and small genera.

Observed slave-making ants at Moor Park.

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[Six fragments, mainly diagrams.] The geometry of bees’ cells.

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Reports that N. J. Andersson finds every European willow bar one is also American.

Has heard from David Livingstone and reports on his progress.