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Thiselton-Dyer’s appointment has come.

Wants to discuss insectivorous plants and get some experiments going.

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His appreciation of Insectivorous plants, especially Utricularia section.

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JDH will arrive by train on Saturday.

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Will be delayed on Saturday because of unveiling of a monument to Sir J. Franklin at Westminster Abbey.

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JDH reports his battle with Lord Henry Lennox over whether to locate new Herbarium on the Queen’s or public part of Garden.

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JDH shares CD’s annoyance with R. L. Tait.

Has identified awned carpels for CD.

Sports of Paritium.

Suggests extending Francis’ experiments with glycerine on twisted seeds, to Mimosa.

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Gives directions for growing plants he has sent and corrects CD’s taxonomy.

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Comments on Hermann Müller’s article on the structure of Gunnera flowers.

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JDH concerned about preparations for [his address at] Royal Society [anniversary] meeting [Proc. R. Soc. Lond. (1876): 72–94].

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JDH has heard from Asa Gray, who approves of the botany primer [Botany (1876)].

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E. R. Lankester is in danger of being black-balled for admission to the Linnean Society; Thiselton-Dyer is in the midst of the fight.

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Thanks for reading paper. Accepts CD’s criticisms; discussion of some points.

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Asks CD to come up to vote for Lankester.

Severely critical of R. L. Tait’s paper on Nepenthes communicated to the Royal Society.

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Requests CD’s evaluation of the work of the entomologist Robert McLachlan, who is up for F.R.S. in competition with the physiologist A. H. Garrod.

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Lists the 14 men elected to be F.R.S. Garrod defeated McLachlan.

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Forwards copies of CD’s geology books.

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JDH’s suggested text for Lyell’s tablet in Westminster Abbey.

Vigner[?] separates digestive principle from Nepenthes, disproving R. L. Tait.

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JDH hopes Thiselton-Dyer does not discourage Frank’s investigation of insectivorous plants.

Preparing new editions of botany text-books.

His marriage is set for August.

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JDH’s condolences at Amy Darwin’s death.

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JDH again expresses his condolences.

The Glasgow BAAS meeting was good, except for Tait’s shameful attack on Tyndall.

Immensely impressed on Scottish geological and glacial features. Is CD aware that the earth beneath Glen Roy roads was found to contain freshwater diatoms?

Recounts the itinerary of his honeymoon in Scotland.