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possession of special entomological chapters, but I quite 

 think in the present case these are needed, and my only fear 

 is lest he should wish me to collaborate in these. All the 

 rest I think I should be quite at home in, and I am going to 

 write him about it, as I should very much like the joint 

 work. 



I am writing down bits (long or short as they come into 

 my head) of " Recollections," on pages with appropriate 

 headings in my letter book, which usually lies on the table 

 most of the day, so is at hand ; and most miscellaneous 

 reminiscences go in which I feel sure I should not have 

 courage to think of giving excepting on our plan. I 

 rather think they might be interesting, and I mean to see in 

 good time about the shorthand writer. The head reporter 

 of our best local paper can take down well a report from 

 my dictation. Do not you think that if we can get the 

 " Recollections " (how would " Recollections of Changing 

 Times " do for a title ?) into shape that instead of publish- 

 ing as I usually do with any amount of trouble and little 

 return for the expense it would be a good plan to offer 

 the MS. to some publisher, who might, I think, take it off 

 my hands on terms to be agreed upon ? But when next we 

 meet I hope we shall go into all these matters comfortably, 

 as you say, "after dinner." 



P.S. The French medal (plate xxn.) appeared to-day in 

 a registered letter. I wonder whether Professor Ewart has 

 got his ? I have information of the worst attacks of eel- 

 worms in broad beans that I ever saw, after oats in the 

 spring of 1898 and of 1899. 



July 1 8, 1900. 



I feel sure, wherever you are, that you are so much occu- 

 pied that you have not a morsel of spare time, but if you 

 could presently give me a little advice it would be of great 

 value to me. I was urged to let my name be put on the 

 Agricultural Education Committee, and agreed, and by way 

 of something solid I suggested that I should form a set of 

 papers on " Common Fly attacks to Farm Stock," and I set 

 to work. But as I go on I really think that they are more 

 fitted for regular agricultural work, and I should value a few 

 words of guidance from you very much. The subjects I am 

 thinking of taking as what I know personally are : Sheep- 

 Nostril fly, with note of " Gad " as different, and " Spider " 

 fly ; Horse Bot fly, Forest fly ; Cattle Warbles, Gad fly, 

 and anything else that might occur. 



Nostril fly and Horse Bot fly shape (as I think you 



