11 Bentham is dealing largely with both you & Naudin, & I should like to tell him what the divergence is. 9īentham is at his annual address, & on the subject of hybridism - 10 I am not at all up in it, but remember that you differed fundamentally on some point from Naudin. Hector has sent me photographs of fossil plants from N. Zealand, including an Araucaria very like the Chilian & Queensland (Australian) one in foliage. I saw Herbert Spencer two days ago he tells me that he has been reading Zoonomia, & intends to give all the credit hitherto awarded Lamarck to your Grdfather- 6 by the way I saw a very good portrait of the old gentleman at the Lichfield Museum.- 7 I have your Medallion to return.- 8 India is now the place of all others for active & energetic men. I am sure that Anderson would give or find him inexpensive quarters at the Bot. I can, if you like, write out to Anderson at Calcutta, to Cleghorn Inspector of Forests of N.W. India 4 & Beddome, ditto of Madras, 5 & Scott might go out to Calcutta with all the further introductions he could get.

3 He would of course want assistance to get out to India for it is a mere chance that such places are advertized for in this country & passage out paid.- but once out there, with good introductions, & I am sure such a man should do well. 2 Indeed what with Tea Cinchona & Indigo & Coffee, a man of proved probity can have no difficulty in getting on such positions offer abundant means of following any pursuit, & Scotts temper would be no objection. Anderson of Calcutta writes me word that the Govt. are about to settle the Forest management for Bengal & this will afford plenty of opportunity for good men to get on.

I have been thinking a great deal about Scott, 1 & have quite come to the conclusion that India would be the place for him.

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