I will do anything else which you may wish, or that I can.
LETTER 70.

TO J.D.HOOKER.

Down, December 30th [1858].
I have had this copied to save you trouble, as it was vilely written, and is now vilely expressed.
Your letter has interested me greatly; but how inextricable are the subjects which we are discussing! I do not think I said that I thought the productions of Asia were HIGHER (70/1.

On the use of the terms "higher" and "lower" see Letters 35 and 36.) than those of Australia.

I intend carefully to avoid this expression (70/2.