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Reports on state of family’s health.

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Responds belatedly with advice about Cambridge colleges with particular reference to mathematics. Of the large ones Trinity stands out. Of the small ones Christ’s or possibly Caius.

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Discusses dimorphic plants.

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Thanks WED for his botanical specimens and observations.

Discusses Corydalis and the fertilisation of Fumariaceae.

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Relates events at Down;

asks WED to make some observations on Lythrum.

His present hobby-horse is tendrils.

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Instructions on measuring pollen of dimorphic plants.

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Thanks WED for measuring cowslip pollen. Sends dimorphic flowers.

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Experiment instructions.

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Discusses WED’s observations on polymorphic flowers.

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Describes difference between Pulmonaria flowers; wishes to know whether it is general.

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Different forms of flowers of Rhamnus.

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Writes of dimorphic plants.

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Polymorphism in Rhamnus.

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Polymorphic flowers of Rhamnus [see Forms of flowers, p. 294].

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Cuttings have arrived. Different flower forms [in Rhamnus?].

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Tells WED of a change in his will.

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Mentions WED’s extraordinary discovery of some pollen-grains of different sizes. The observations must be followed up.

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Thanks WED for a present.

Discusses the Duke of Argyll’s Reign of law [1867].

Is busy revising proofs [of Variation].

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Sends Oliver’s list of references on Adoxa.

Baby now out of trouble.

Pleased with Paris exhibition.

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Sends WED £200.