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of purple on yellow laburnum. I want to try this 

 experiment in budding on a large scale because of its 

 importance on Weismannism, should the result of 

 any of the grafts go to corroborate Adam's account 

 of the way in which he produced the hybrid. If you 

 agree to the experiments being tried at Kew, perhaps 

 you might let me know whether there are any purple 

 laburnums already in the gardens, or whether I 

 should get the material over from France. But in 

 that case you might also let me know to whom in 

 France or elsewhere I had best apply. However, 

 do not bother to answer any other parts of this 

 tremendous letter, these we can discuss in conversa- 

 tion hereafter. A postcard to answer this postscript, 

 however, is desirable, as then it might be possible to 

 get matters in train for next budding season. 



G. J. E. 



I should much Hke to meet Churchill. Will you 

 remember to teU me when he comes ? 



To F. Darwin, Esq. 



18 Cornwall Terrace, Begent's Park, N.W. : January 20, 1889. 



Dear Darwin, — Many thanks for your long letter. 

 I thought you might have had some notes or memo- 

 ries of conversations, to show in a general way what 

 the ' Kne ' would have been.^ If so, of course I should 

 not have said that my sayings were inspired, but 

 should myself have known that I was not going 

 astray. 



The line I am going to take is : 



1 Of Mr. Darwin. 



