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Discusses specimens of Utricularia.

Mentions JR’s work on desmids [The British Desmidieae [Desmidiae!?] (1848)].

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Sends specimens of Pinguicula and observations made on them. [See Insectivorous plants, pp. 390–1.]

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Wants particularly to know whether seeds or leaves of other plants are ever found adhering to the leaves of Pinguicula. Observations would perhaps best be made in a month or two.

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Thanks for the Pinguicula plants, which have recovered, and asks if he could also send Utricularia, since his other supplies have failed.

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Thanks for Drosophyllum. No longer needs Utricularia.

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On moving the natural history collection of the British Museum to Kensington.

Subscription for John Ralfs.

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Asks WED to visit Winchester soon and collect Utricularia for him

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Thanks JDH for extract on Hedychium pollination; it shows CD’s prior interpretation was incorrect.

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Busy with introductory essay to [The botany of the Antarctic voyage, pt III] Flora Tasmaniae [printed separately as On the flora of Australia (1859)].

Now explains greater abundance of European species in Tasmania than in Fuegia by CD’s "refrigeration" hypothesis.

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Did not know cabbage contained so much nitrogen.

Pinguicula more excited by seeds than Drosera. Asks for information about Pinguicula.

Asks name of weed.

Asks to borrow Utricularia plant.

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Asks about insects and seeds on leaves of Pinguicula.

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It would be interesting to prove that some plants feed on decayed animal matter whilst others like Drosera can digest fresh animal matter. Suggests the method for observing this.

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Thanks for letter and seeds.

Asks that Hooker return references about plants eating insects.

Discusses Pinguicula.

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Asks what proportion of leaves of Pinguicula have insects adhering to them. Also, whether seeds of any plants ever adhere to the leaves, and in what situations does P. vulgaris grow.

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Has suggested WDF’s name to Hooker and Henslow, who are sending a circular for aid to John Ralfs.

Is working steadily at his abstract, hopes to publish in spring.

Asks if WDF has seen a donkey with double shoulder stripe; also, has he seen a black greyhound with tan feet and a tan spot over each eye? "Such must exist because theory tells me it ought!"

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Reports on his examination of the dried specimens of Pinguicula at Kew to answer CD’s query whether all species secrete.

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Has some Utricularia minor for CD. Has found the bladders on U. vulgaris are not floats.

Thanks CD for book [Descent, 2d ed.].

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Observations on the insects captured by Utricularia.