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Dec. 8. Returned to Cambridge. 



Dec. 27. Edward Forbes came to see Cambridge, and dined 

 with us on St. John's Day. 



Dec. 28. Forbes and I dined at Jesus, and he returned to town 

 the next day. 



Dec. 29. Dined with Professor W. W. Fisher. 

 1844. Feb. 7. Placed on a syndicate to consult concerning the 

 removal of the Botanic Garden. 



Feb. 10. First meeting of Botanic Garden Syndicate. 



Feb. 26. Second meeting of Botanic Garden Syndicate. Dined 

 with Whewell, Master of Trinity, as President of Cambridge Philo- 

 sophical Society. 



March 19. To London to meet Balfour. Dined with the 

 Linnean Club. 



March 21. Balfour and I went to Kew, and spent some hours 

 with Sir W. J. Hooker, at his house, and in the Botanical Gardens. 



March 21. Dined with R. Taylor. 



March 22. Returned to Cambridge. 



March 27. Balfour came to Cambridge, and we dined with 

 Ansted. 



March 28. We dined in Hall at Downing with Dr. Fisher. 



March 29. Balfour left. 



April 2. I went to London. 



April 3. At Kew with Hooker, examining Spiranthes gemmifera. 



April 4. Went to R. M. Lingwood at Lyston, by the way of 

 the Cheltenham railway to Cirencester, then by Gloucester and 

 Ross. Whilst with him we visited Kilpeck Church, which is a 

 highly interesting Norman structure ; inspected the restorations in 

 the Cathedral of Hereford ; went to the highly interesting land-slip 

 at Dormington, etc. On one day we went to Monmouth Cap, and 

 whilst Lingwood fished, I called upon Mr. Bentham at Pontrilas. 



April 22. Left Lyston, and returned to London. 



April 23. Returned to Cambridge. 



May 4. Went to Ely to the Deanery to meet Sedgwick, who 

 had a field lecture on this day. 



May 6. Returned to Cambridge. 



May 16. Henslow's Gamlingay party. 



May 23. To London. 



May 24. Anniversary of the Linnean Society. Dined with it^ 

 and met Mr. Edgeworth, the botanist. 



