Dear Sir

Thank you for your second note.² I am very glad you wrote the Winter Garden, I did so extremely like it.³ I felt myself amongst the tall fir-trees.— With respect to Cirripeds, the Ray Soc. published two awfully big volumes of my work with many Plates⁴    They cost together 1.1.0; but would not be in the least worth your buying, as I describe all species of world & go into great detail of anatomy, homologies & metamorphosis. Owen in his second Edition of Comp. Anat gives good abstract.⁵ In the new Edit. of Penny Cyclop. I wrote a brief abstract for D^r. Lankester of my work.—⁶ If you sh^d care much for subject, you might borrow the vols. from any of the Scientific societies. The facts given on the Complemental (i e accessory males married to a hermaphrodite) males are, I think, really very curious, & these males, almost the most degraded creatures in the world. It took me months before I could believe my own eyes & I have given evidence in great detail.—⁷

I would venture to advise you to read one of the abstracts, & then if you care for subject borrow my volumes.—

I can in truth hardly say how glad I am you have permitted me to quote the sentence in your note.⁸

Pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin