and instantly rushed off to communicate my surprising do not suppose any other professor of botany of the older and distinguished men who of the fens (Swaffham Bulbeck], and had many a good walk heame also acquainted with : tubes ex.serted, discovery to bim. Now I could have helped laughing at my coming in such a hurry to make such a communication. But he agret:d how interesting lite phenomenon was, and explained its meaning. but made me clearly understand how well it was known; so 1 left him not in the least mortified. but well pleased at having discovered for myself so remarkable a fact, but determined not Mackintosh he was the bestconverser on grave subjects to whom I ever listened. Leonard Jenyns," (grandson the famous Soames Jenyns), who afterwards published some good essays in natural history, often stayed with Henslow, who was his brother-in-law. At fint I disliked him from his somewhat grim and I sarcastic expression; and it is not often that a first impression is lost; but

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and instantly rushed off to communicate my surprising do not suppose any other professor of botany of the older and distinguished men who of the fens (Swaffham Bulbeck], and had many a good walk heame also acquainted with

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tubes ex.serted, discovery to bim. Now I could have helped laughing at my coming in such a hurry to make such a communication. But he agret:d how interesting lite phenomenon was, and explained its meaning. but made me clearly understand how well it was known; so 1 left him not in the least mortified. but well pleased at having discovered for myself so remarkable a fact, but determined not Mackintosh he was the bestconverser on grave subjects to whom I ever listened. Leonard Jenyns," (grandson the famous Soames Jenyns), who afterwards published some good essays in natural history, often stayed with Henslow, who was his brother-in-law. At fint I disliked him from his somewhat grim and I sarcastic expression; and it is not often that a first impression is lost; but

ABSTRACT

II Mr jenyns (now Blomefield) described the fish for the Zookgy oftM V"JGgt of H .M .S. Btagu; and is author ora long series of papers, chiefly zoological. In 1887 he printed, for private circulation, an autobiographical sketch, Chap"rs in IIIJ Lift, and subsequently some (undated) addenda. The well-known Soamej enyns was cousin to Mr jenyns father. - F. D. Charles Darwin 'ssuggcsted relationship is therefore wrong. Leonard jenyns almost acc:epted the offer or Ihe post on the BMgu before it was offered to Charles Darwin. - N. B.