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[1836] Oct. 17. Dined at Henslow's to meet Darwin, who was just returned from his voyage round the world.

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[1838] May 11. Walked with Henslow's class to Coton, and took tea at his house in the evening. (Note. —Charles Darwin was on a short visit to him.)

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[1882] April 26. Went to London to be present at the funeral of Mr. Darwin in Westminster Abbey.

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Notes on journal

P. 59. Oct. 17 1836. Dined at Henslow's to meet Darwin. See Life of Ri. Owen (Murray, 1894) I 102. Owen invited by Lyell to meet, 29 Oct. 1836, "Mr. Charles Darwin, just returned from South America, where he has laboured for zoologists as well as for hammer-bearers." ibid. 103. Owen dines at Murchison's, 5 Nov. 1836, with Darwin and Babbage.

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Botanical correspondence

To Charles Darwin, Esq.

Cambridge, Sept. 16, 1862. [CUL-DAR160.4]

 

Dear Darwin, —I hope to be able to get seeds of Lythrum hyssopifolium from our Botanic Garden in a few days. The Curator has undertaken to look for them, and I will send them when received. You know that the British Association is to meet here on October 1 next, and it would give great pleasure to many of us to see you here at that time. Could we have calculated upon your convenience and health allowing you to take the office, we should have advised your

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being placed in the chair of the section of Zoology and Botany. But, although not in the position in which we would have placed you, nevertheless you might perhaps come for a few days as a private member of the Association. We want all eminent Cambridge men

to attend, and amongst these we place C. Darwin in the first class.—

Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington.

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To Charles Darwin, Esq.

Cambridge, May 18, 1864. [CUL-DAR160.6]

Dear Darwin, —It was only within the last few days that I heard that your health had been so bad recently, and it is now a great pleasure to learn you are materially better. I do not think that Lythrum hyssopifolium is come into flower, but will see the next time that I go to the Botanic Garden. We had it there last year, and I hope that it has sprung from self-sown seeds again; but do not know as yet. If we have it, I will take care that flowers are sent as you wish. I do not know where to get a wild specimen with the least certainty; but it is the same as wild in the Gardens. I am just about finishing my short course of lectures. The class has been a good one, from thirty-five to forty-five in attendance, and attentive.

Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington.

To the same.

Cambridge, June 6, 1864. [CUL-DAR160.8]

Dear Darwin, —I have no means of getting the Stellaria graminea, which is rare in this county. The plants producing different kinds of flowers grew at Sandgate, Kent. The words in my "Manual" (p. 54) are " Shorter or longer petals accompany an imperfection of the stamens or germen"; but the question has to be re-examined. Does not S. graminea grow in your neighbourhood? —Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington.

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To Charles Darwin, Esq.

Cambridge, March 28, 1865. [CUL-DAR160.9]

Dear Darwin,—I think that you will be glad to learn that the University has at last provided a proper room for a small Zoological Museum, and that the Philosophical Society contemplates offering its Museum to the University to form part of that to be formed there. As the Philosophical Museum contains a large collection of fish given by you, I think it well to inform you of this. The fish will be better taken care of, and more useful there than where they now are.—Yours truly, Charles C. Babington.

I have got a good place for the University herbarium, and am beginning to get it put to rights. It seems to be very rich and valuable.