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The conversion of Asa Gray must be a pleasure.

CD’s doctrine accounts for and gives a vera causa of structures.

Discusses F. Hildebrand’s book.

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Thinks CD’s views of insect agency and crossing might explain structure and variations of papilionaceous flowers. Lists five points. Asks CD’s opinion.

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Thanks CD for advice to watch the action and not only the structure [of plants].

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Red tape leaves no time for botany.

New ministry laudably attempting economies.

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Justifies his use of term "degraded" by comparing contrivances for cross-fertilisation in different species of Viola.

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Thanks CD for lesson that it is wrong to call any plant which lives and thrives "degraded".

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Speculates on the function of the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers.

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Will work on papilionaceous flowers since CD encourages it. Discusses function of hairs in certain plants.

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Asks CD’s opinion of a paper he has written on papilionaceous flowers.

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Federico Delpino’s book has very nearly all that THF has found and a great deal more.

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On the fertilisation of Tacsonia and Passiflora.

Encloses a poem, "The Biological Teleologist", written after reading Delpino.

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Sends notes on observations of Passiflora and Tacsonia; Hooker thinks they would be worth reading at Linnean Society.

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Observations on Passiflora.

Hildebrand on geraniums.

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Sends a "guess" about Mimosa leaf structure as an answer to one of CD’s questions.

Has found a Passiflora princeps.

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Agrees that it is wise to delay [publishing?] on Passiflora.

Puts queries he wants CD to send [to Fritz Müller] on bees visiting flowers in winter.

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On death of his wife. Botany a solace.

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Not discouraged by F. Müller’s Passiflora.

Observations on insects visiting barberries.

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Has sent F. Müller "a long screed" about the Passiflora.

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Has procured a Passiflora flower at last. Structure suited for humming-birds rather than bees.

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Returning CD’s books.

Sympathises with women’s lot in life.